Leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary veins with extension to the left atrium

Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 Jun;61(6):1840-1. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(96)80208-6.

Abstract

A leiomyosarcoma of the right pulmonary vein in a 43-year-old woman extended to the right atrial wall and compromised the posterior mitral leaflet. Successful surgical treatment was accomplished with a right pneumonectomy, partial resection of the left atrial wall, and mitral valve replacement under cardiopulmonary bypass. Six months later a mediastinal recurrence with extension to the left hemithorax was treated with resection and postoperative radiotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Heart Atria / surgery
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology
  • Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
  • Humans
  • Leiomyosarcoma / pathology
  • Leiomyosarcoma / surgery*
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Mitral Valve / surgery
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
  • Pulmonary Veins / surgery*
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Vascular Neoplasms / pathology
  • Vascular Neoplasms / surgery*