Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma Associated With Cardiac Tamponade
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Japanese Circulation Society in Japanese Circulation Journal
- Vol. 63 (10), 822-824
- https://doi.org/10.1253/jcj.63.822
Abstract
A 57-year-old male with primary cardiac angiosarcoma was initially admitted for cardiac tamponade. Pericardiocentesis was performed twice preoperatively, but the bloody pericardial fluid was cytologically negative for malignant cells. The tumor in the right atrium was resected during cardiopulmonary bypass. The resected tumor was 5.5x4.5x3.0cm in size and the diagnosis of cardiac angiosarcoma was made histologically. There were no tumor cells in the surgical margin. Unfortunately the patient died 3.5 months after surgery due to multiple recurrence in the pericardium. A suitable therapy for cardiac angiosarcoma is still controversial, but early antemortem diagnosis and more aggressive combined treatment should be considered.Keywords
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