Figure Legends
- Transesophageal echocardiography is showing a hyperechoic mass lesion,
measuring 2,8 ×2.6 cm, in the left atrium (A). Cardiac MRI is showing
the left atrial mass extending into the pulmonary vein (B, C).
- The view of cardiac tumor in the left atrium after interatrial septal
incision (A). The complete excision of the tumor via the right
anterolateral mini-thoracotomy approach (B). Resected left atrial
tumor showed a smooth white surface without any necrosis or ulceration
(C).
- Hematoxylin & eosin stains showed a sarcomatous lesion with prominent
inflammatory reaction and epithelioid neoplastic cells (orig. x400)
(A). Immunohistochemical stains showed strong and diffuse cytoplasmic
immunoreactivity with smooth-muscle actin (orig. x100) (B).