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Abstract：
Left atrial masses are commonly caused by atrial myxomas and metastatic tumors. Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare. Patients present with symptoms related to the tumor location. There are only a few case reports on this rare disease. We report the case of a 17 years old male patient presented with shortness of breath for 2-month duration. Echocardiography revealed a left atrial mass that was later surgically excised and histopathology confirmed a primary cardiac sarcoma. We discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges encountered in the management of this rare disease. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reported in East Africa.
摘要：
左心房肿块通常由心房粘液瘤和转移性肿瘤引起。原发性心脏肉瘤是罕见的。患者出现与肿瘤位置相关的症状。这种罕见疾病只有少数病例报道。我们报告了一名17岁的男性患者，持续2个月的呼吸急促。超声心动图显示左心房肿块，后来经手术切除，组织病理学证实为原发性心脏肉瘤。我们讨论了在这种罕见疾病的管理中遇到的诊断和治疗挑战。据我们所知,这是东非报告的第一例病例。
