Angiosarcoma in a Pregnant Woman Presenting with Pericardial Tamponade: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Although asymptomatic pericardial effusions are relatively common in pregnancy, their true incidence is not known. Symptomatic effusions are, however, rare in pregnancy. The authors present a rare case of pericardial tamponade complicating pregnancy with resulting diagnosis of angiosarcoma. They rev...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Angiology 2006-03, Vol.57 (2), p.251-257
Main Authors: Azimi, Nassir A., Selter, Jared G., Abott, J. Dawn, Cabin, Henry S., Hutner, Anita, Copel, Joshua, Setaro, John F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Brain
Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods
Cardiac Tamponade - diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - etiology
Cardiac Tamponade - surgery
Cardiology. Vascular system
Diagnosis, Differential
Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous
Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment
Echocardiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Atria
Heart Neoplasms - complications
Heart Neoplasms - diagnosis
Heart Neoplasms - surgery
Hemangiosarcoma - complications
Hemangiosarcoma - diagnosis
Hemangiosarcoma - surgery
Humans
Investigative techniques of hemodynamics
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical sciences
Pericardial Effusion - complications
Pericardial Effusion - diagnosis
Pericardial Effusion - surgery
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Toxicity: cardiovascular system
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Although asymptomatic pericardial effusions are relatively common in pregnancy, their true incidence is not known. Symptomatic effusions are, however, rare in pregnancy. The authors present a rare case of pericardial tamponade complicating pregnancy with resulting diagnosis of angiosarcoma. They review the literature involving pericardial disease in pregnancy and discuss important issues in management and include a discussion of angiosarcoma.
ISSN:0003-3197
1940-1574
DOI:10.1177/000331970605700219