Malignant primary tumor in left atrium with mitral valve invasion, pulmonary veins and cerebral metastasis. A case report.
Introduction
The incidence of cardiac primary tumors is estimated to be 0.0017-0.28%, of which 25% are malignant, occupying mainly right cavities.


Clinical case
Patient who present with neurological symptoms due to brain metastasis of primary cardiac tumor in the left atrium, infiltrating the mitral valve and pulmonary veins. Tumor resection was performed with mitral valve replacement and atrial re-modeling with the use of the left appendage.


Conclusions
Imaging techniques are fundamental for the diagnosis of this pathology, since the majority of cardiac tumors are asymptomatic until late stages.
['Reynoso-Hermosillo|Miguel|M|', 'Sandoval-García|Jaime|J|', 'López-Rosales|Baltazar|B|', 'Esparza-Villarruel|Antonio|A|', 'Díaz-Sifuentes|José Ma|JM|', 'García-Martínez|David|D|', 'Ángeles-Bueno|Wenceslao G|WG|']
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Cardiac primary tumor Brain metastasis Metástasis cerebrales Primary intimal sarcoma Sarcoma intimal auricular Surgical management Tratamiento quirúrgico Tumor primario cardiaco