Abstract
Primary sarcoma of a muscular artery is extremely rare. A review of the literature revealed only one report of a sarcoma originating in a coronary artery. We report a case of fatal cardiac infarction caused by an intimal sarcoma originating in the left coronary artery which exhibited immunophenotypic features that were consistent with rhabdomyosarcomatous differentiation.
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Jiang, WX., Gao, Cr., Sun, Jh. et al. Sudden cardiac death caused by a primary intimal sarcoma of the left coronary artery. Int J Legal Med 123, 503–506 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-008-0283-x
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