[A case of right atrial high grade angiosarcoma presenting with pulmonary embolism and cardiac tamponade]. / Un caso di angiosarcoma atriale destro esordito con tamponamento cardiaco ed embolia polmonare.
G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
; 20(11): 664-667, 2019 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Cardiac sarcoma is the commonest histology among primary cardiac tumors but it is a rare clinical entity and it is characterized by late stage presentation, poor prognosis from the time of detection and a variety of clinical presentations depending on the size and extent of the mass. We report the case of a high-grade right atrial angiosarcoma presenting with pulmonary embolism and cardiac tamponade. The patient underwent surgical resection and reconstruction of the atrial wall with bovine pericardial patch. This case report underscores the great heterogeneity of the clinical presentation, often non-specific, and the fatal prognosis of angiosarcoma, mostly related to the lack of evidence supporting a standardized therapeutic approach.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Embolia Pulmonar
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Tamponamento Cardíaco
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Neoplasias Cardíacas
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Hemangiossarcoma
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
It
Revista:
G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
Assunto da revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article