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CASE REPORT
Primary cardiac leiomyosarcoma presenting as haemoptysis in a 22-year-old patient: an unusual presentation of a rare condition
  1. Masroor Hassan1,
  2. Maria Khattak1,
  3. Hafez Mohammad Ammar Abdullah2,
  4. Bushra Nasib1
  1. 1Department of Histo-Pathology, Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar, Pakistan
  2. 2Department of Internal Medicine, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan
  1. Correspondence to Dr Hafez Mohammad Ammar Abdullah, dr.ammarabdullah{at}gmail.com

Summary

Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare malignant tumours and among them, leiomyosarcoma is extremely rare. They are especially rare in a young age group. We present a case of a 22-year-old male patient with primary leiomyosarcoma of the left atrium involving the pulmonary veins who presented with haemoptysis and shortness of breath. He underwent surgical excision of the tumour along with mitral valve replacement followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. No recurrence was reported on his second 6 monthly follow-ups.

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  • Cancer Intervention
  • Pathology

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Footnotes

  • Contributors MH and MK were responsible for the discussion and background sections, and BN and HMAA were responsible for writing the case presentation and the summary sections.

  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Patient consent Obtained.

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.