Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature

• Main Authors: Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah, Mohd Dusa, Noraini, Sakr, Ahmad, Mohd Sidik, Shiran, Mohd Ali, Razana
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7729/1/Sarcoma%20of%20the%20heart.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7729/; http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2009V05N2_CS01.pdf

Primary sarcomas of the heart are exceptionally rare and are aggressive tumours. We report a 38 year old Chinese lady who had an intermediate grade sarcoma with myofibroblastic differentiation. The tumour was found in the right atrium. Literature reviews of rare intracardiac sarcomas are discussed.