Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor arising from the left ventricle.

J Card Surg

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangneung Asan Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.

Published: September 2012

We report a case of a 32-year-old female who underwent complete excision of a malignant left ventricular peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors in the mediastinum, including the pericardium, are rare. This case report describes a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor arising from the left ventricular origin for which complete excision was possible.

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