Radiology Case Reports (Mar 2019)
Evaluation of a cardiac sarcoma with CT multislice contrast-enhanced and 18FDG-PET/TC
Abstract
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