Evaluation of a cardiac sarcoma with CT multislice contrast-enhanced and 18FDG-PET/TC

Manlio Guazzaroni, MD, PhD; Adriano Lacchè, MD; Vittorio Nardone, MD; Andrea Garipoli, MD; Giulia Pizzicannella, MD; Erald Vasili, MD; Francesco Bocchinfuso, MD; Roberto Floris, MD, PhD

Radiology Case Reports (Mar 2019)

Evaluation of a cardiac sarcoma with CT multislice contrast-enhanced and 18FDG-PET/TC

Manlio Guazzaroni, MD, PhD,
Adriano Lacchè, MD,
Vittorio Nardone, MD,
Andrea Garipoli, MD,
Giulia Pizzicannella, MD,
Erald Vasili, MD,
Francesco Bocchinfuso, MD,
Roberto Floris, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Manlio Guazzaroni, MD, PhD: Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, UOC of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, Rome 00133, Italy
Adriano Lacchè, MD: Corresponding author.; Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, UOC of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, Rome 00133, Italy
Vittorio Nardone, MD: Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, UOC of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, Rome 00133, Italy
Andrea Garipoli, MD: Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, UOC of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, Rome 00133, Italy
Giulia Pizzicannella, MD: Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, UOC of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, Rome 00133, Italy
Erald Vasili, MD: Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, UOC of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, Rome 00133, Italy
Francesco Bocchinfuso, MD: Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, UOC of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, Rome 00133, Italy
Roberto Floris, MD, PhD: Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, UOC of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, Rome 00133, Italy

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 3
pp. 368 – 371

Abstract

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We present the case of an adult male who arrived to our emergency room with progressive dyspnea that had been ongoing for 2 months. During the radiological investigation, we found a large intracardiac mass, which invaded the pericardium, pulmonary trunk, pulmonary arteries, and left ventricle. Studies done with the 18FDG-PET/CT scan helped us to determine the malignant nature of the mass and to suspect the diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma. Keywords: Cardiac Sarcoma, Computed Tomography, PET/CT

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
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