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Heart leiomyosarcoma

MedGen UID:
234095
•Concept ID:
C1332848
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cardiac Leiomyosarcoma; Cardiac leiomyosarcoma; Heart Leiomyosarcoma; heart leiomyosarcoma; Leiomyosarcoma of Heart; leiomyosarcoma of heart; Leiomyosarcoma of the Heart; leiomyosarcoma of the heart
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003353

Definition

An aggressive malignant smooth muscle neoplasm, arising from the heart. It is characterized by a proliferation of neoplastic spindle cells. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHeart leiomyosarcoma

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PubMed

Primary and metastatic cardiac tumors: echocardiographic diagnosis, treatment and prognosis in a 15-years single center study.
Nomoto N, Tani T, Konda T, Kim K, Kitai T, Ota M, Kaji S, Imai Y, Okada Y, Furukawa Y
J Cardiothorac Surg 2017 Nov 28;12(1):103. doi: 10.1186/s13019-017-0672-7. PMID: 29183343Free PMC Article
Characterization and management of cardiac tumors.
Castillo JG, Silvay G
Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2010 Mar;14(1):6-20. doi: 10.1177/1089253210362596. PMID: 20472615
Surgical treatment of primary pulmonary sarcomas.
Bacha EA, Wright CD, Grillo HC, Wain JC, Moncure A, Keel SB, Donahue DM, Mathisen DJ
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999 Apr;15(4):456-60. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(99)00045-7. PMID: 10371121

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Diagnosis

Recurrent left-sided heart leiomyosarcoma: should heart transplantation be legitimate?
Babatasi G, Massetti M, Agostini D, Galateau F, Saloux E, Nataf P, Grollier G, Khayat A
J Heart Lung Transplant 1998 Nov;17(11):1133-8. PMID: 9855454

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