Primary pericardial spindle cell sarcoma mimicking left main coronary artery disease

Abstract

Primary spindle cell sarcoma in the heart is a very uncommon disease. Although primary atrial or pulmonary vein spindle cell sarcomas have been sporadically reported, pericardial spindle cell sarcoma is rarely seen in currently available data. The commentary here is on a primary pericardial spindle cell sarcoma that was preliminarily misjudged to be left main coronary artery disease. © The Author 2011. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.