Thorax 2007;62:280; doi:10.1136/thx.2005.054700
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Left-ventricle leiomyosarcoma: imaging by multislices computed tomography with retrospective electrocardiogram-gated reconstruction
C P M Jayle1,
L P Christiaens2,
P Ardilouze3,
S Franco4,
P J Corbi5
1 Unité de chirurgie thoracique et cardiaque, Beauchant, CHU Poitiers, Poiters, France
2 Unité de cardiologie interventionnelle, Beauchant, CHU Poitiers, Poitiers, France
3 Pôle imagerie, Jean Bernard, CHU Poitiers, Poitiers, France
4 Unité de chirurgie thoracique et cardiaque, Beauchant, CHU Poitiers, Poiters, France
5 Unité de chirurgie thoracique et cardiaque, Beauchant, CHU Poitiers, Poiters, France
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Dr C P M Jayle
Unités de Chirurgies thoracique et cardiaque, Beauchant, CHU Poitiers, Poitiers 86000, France;c.jayle@chu-poitiers.fr
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A 49-year-old man was referred for dizziness and malaise. Echocardiogram showed a 3x2.5 cm mass within the left ventricle. A contrast-enhanced 16-row multislice computed tomography (MSCT) scan with retrospective ECG-gated reconstruction confirmed the mass, without infiltration of the left ventricular wall or marked coronary artery stenosis (fig 1
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Figure 1 Sixteen slice computed tomographic imaging with retrospective electrocardiogram-gated reconstruction: subvalvular implantation of the tumour pediculated on the posterior papillary muscle, without infiltration of the left ventricular wall.
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On pathological examination, the gross appearance was that of a soft, tanyellow mass with smooth contours. Haemorrhagic areas were noted. The cells exhibited marked pleiomorphism and abundant mitotic figures. The tumour cells were positive for muscle cell antigen/CD34 and smooth muscle actin. Immunohistochemical stains were diffusely positive for vimentin and focally . . . [Full text of this article]
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