A case of angiosarcoma of the right atrium in a 59-year-old woman is reported, presenting as a recurrent hematic pericardial effusion. The usefulness of echocardiography in making the diagnosis is emphasized. The tumor was already disseminated at the time of the diagnosis. The patient was on palliative therapy, dying a few months later. The histological examination was done at autopsy. This case highlights the difficulty in diagnosis and the various modalities available for an accurate diagnosis of a rare clinical entity. It has a rapid and aggressive course with a very poor prognosis
Primary malignancies of the heart are so rare that most of the available data come from case reports...
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is a rare disease of difficult diagnosis and poor prognosis frequently ...
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is an extremely rare, high-grade malignancy. Here, we describe the case...
A case of angiosarcoma of the right atrium in a 59-year-old woman is reported, presenting as a recur...
Primary tumors of the heart are rare. Among them angiosarcoma is the most common malignant tumor of ...
Cardiac angiosarcomas are the most common primary malignant cardiac tumors in adults. The diagnosis ...
Pericardial effusion may originate from a wide variety of underlying pathology. Primary cardiac mali...
We report the case of a 51-year-old patient who presented with tiredness and leg swelling, with recu...
Primary tumors of the heart and major vessels are rare. Angiosarcoma is the most frequent malignant ...
SummaryPrimary tumors of the heart and major vessels are rare. Angiosarcoma is the most frequent mal...
A 30-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with severe shortness of breath. A transthoracic ec...
The authors describe a case of a recidivant pericardial effusion associated to a mass with an unusua...
AbstractThis report describes a patient diagnosed with a cardiac angiosarcoma. The patient presented...
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is a rare disease of difficult diagnosis and poor prognosis frequently ...
Primary cardiac neoplasms are particularly unusual. Angiosarcoma is the most frequently seen histolo...
Primary malignancies of the heart are so rare that most of the available data come from case reports...
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is a rare disease of difficult diagnosis and poor prognosis frequently ...
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is an extremely rare, high-grade malignancy. Here, we describe the case...
A case of angiosarcoma of the right atrium in a 59-year-old woman is reported, presenting as a recur...
Primary tumors of the heart are rare. Among them angiosarcoma is the most common malignant tumor of ...
Cardiac angiosarcomas are the most common primary malignant cardiac tumors in adults. The diagnosis ...
Pericardial effusion may originate from a wide variety of underlying pathology. Primary cardiac mali...
We report the case of a 51-year-old patient who presented with tiredness and leg swelling, with recu...
Primary tumors of the heart and major vessels are rare. Angiosarcoma is the most frequent malignant ...
SummaryPrimary tumors of the heart and major vessels are rare. Angiosarcoma is the most frequent mal...
A 30-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with severe shortness of breath. A transthoracic ec...
The authors describe a case of a recidivant pericardial effusion associated to a mass with an unusua...
AbstractThis report describes a patient diagnosed with a cardiac angiosarcoma. The patient presented...
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is a rare disease of difficult diagnosis and poor prognosis frequently ...
Primary cardiac neoplasms are particularly unusual. Angiosarcoma is the most frequently seen histolo...
Primary malignancies of the heart are so rare that most of the available data come from case reports...
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is a rare disease of difficult diagnosis and poor prognosis frequently ...
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is an extremely rare, high-grade malignancy. Here, we describe the case...