Angiosarcoma of the right atrium presenting as syncope and hemorrhagic pericardial tamponade.
Case Rep Surg
; 2012: 829213, 2012.
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Angiosarcoma of the heart is a rare malignancy that can present in many ways. It is an important diagnosis to consider in patients presenting with otherwise unexplained tamponade-type symptoms. Here we present a case of a young male who presented with hemorrhagic tamponade and underwent resection of a large angiosarcoma of the right atrium. In this case, we describe the rare presentation of angiosarcoma with its diagnostic approaches, hospital course, clinical management, and discussion.
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Case Rep Surg
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2012
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Estados Unidos
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Estados Unidos