Primary synovial sarcoma of the left heart Filip P Casselman, MD, A.Marc Gillinov, MD, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, MD, Norman B Ratliff, MD, Delos M Cosgrove, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 68, Issue 6, Pages 2329-2331 (December 1999) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01161-3
Fig 1 Transesophageal echocardiography of the left atrium showing the large tumor which practicaly obliterates the mitral valve orifice. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 2329-2331DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01161-3)
Fig 2 Abundant oval and spindle cells with numerous vascular spaces resembling malignant hemangiopericytoma are present. Electron microscopy did not reveal basement membranes, but did demonstrate desmosomes. The histologic pattern and electron microscopy are consistent with a high grade monophasic synovial sarcoma (Hematoxylin and eosin, ×200). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 2329-2331DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01161-3)