Radiology Case Reports (Sep 2022)

Primary cardiac epithelioid angiosarcoma: A case report

  • Thanh Hoa Do, MD, PhD,
  • Xuan Duong Le, MD, PhD,
  • Thu Thuy Vu, MD, MSc,
  • Tuan Anh Ngo, MD, PhD,
  • Minh Hanh Ngo Thi, MD, PhD,
  • Quang Thai Tran, MD,
  • Hoang Diep Dinh, MD,
  • Huu Giap Nguyen, BSc,
  • Khanh Lam, MD, PhD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 9
pp. 3349 – 3354

Abstract

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Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is an extremely rare, high-grade malignancy. Here, we describe the case of a 44-year-old male patient with a heart tumor in the left atrium wall, which caused a large amount of pericardial effusion that invaded the surrounding area and is visible on transthoracic echocardiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. The postoperative histopathological results confirmed this case as a primary cardiac epithelioid angiosarcoma.

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