Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature
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.
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2009
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| author | Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah Mohd Dusa, Noraini Sakr, Ahmad Mohd Sidik, Shiran Mohd Ali, Razana |
| author_facet | Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah Mohd Dusa, Noraini Sakr, Ahmad Mohd Sidik, Shiran Mohd Ali, Razana |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-77292015-10-07T08:54:41Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7729/ Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah Mohd Dusa, Noraini Sakr, Ahmad Mohd Sidik, Shiran Mohd Ali, Razana 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. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7729/1/Sarcoma%20of%20the%20heart.pdf Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah and Mohd Dusa, Noraini and Sakr, Ahmad and Mohd Sidik, Shiran and Mohd Ali, Razana (2009) Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 5 (2). pp. 57-62. ISSN 1675-8544 http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2009V05N2_CS01.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah Mohd Dusa, Noraini Sakr, Ahmad Mohd Sidik, Shiran Mohd Ali, Razana Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature |
| title | Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature |
| title_full | Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature |
| title_fullStr | Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature |
| title_short | Sarcoma of the heart: a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature |
| title_sort | sarcoma of the heart a rare intracardiac tumor and review of literature |
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