Cardiac angiosarcoma: case report and review of the literature

Angiosarcoma of the heart, the most common primary malignant cardiac tumor in adults is known to carry a dismal prognosis. The diagnosis is often delayed because of the nonspecific clinical presentation. Symptoms are determined by the size and location of the tumor. Echocardiography has become the p...

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Published in:Clinical research in cardiology 2005-12, Vol.94 (12), p.824-828
Main Authors: Brandt, R R, Arnold, R, Bohle, R M, Dill, T, Hamm, C W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case reports
Chemotherapy
Cost effectiveness
Diagnostic systems
Echocardiography
Female
Heart
Heart Atria - diagnostic imaging
Heart Atria - surgery
Heart Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Heart Neoplasms - surgery
Heart Ventricles - diagnostic imaging
Heart Ventricles - surgery
Humans
Literature reviews
Medical treatment
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome
Tumors
Ultrasonography
Ventricle
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Summary:Angiosarcoma of the heart, the most common primary malignant cardiac tumor in adults is known to carry a dismal prognosis. The diagnosis is often delayed because of the nonspecific clinical presentation. Symptoms are determined by the size and location of the tumor. Echocardiography has become the primary diagnostic technique because of its high degree of accuracy, noninvasiveness, and cost effectiveness. Complete surgical resection is required for improved survival. Conventional postoperative chemotherapy does not appear to modify the clinical course. We report a case of cardiac angiosarcoma with a large mural mass infiltrating the right atrial and ventricular walls and critically review the pertinent literature.
ISSN:0300-5860
1861-0684
1435-1285
1861-0692
DOI:10.1007/s00392-005-0296-0