Primary Angiosarcoma of Pericardium with Cardiac Tamponade: A Case Report
Primary tumors of the heart and major vessels are rare. Angiosarcoma is the most frequent malignant tumor of the heart and usually involves the right atrium. Angiosarcoma originating from the pericardium is extremely rare and only several cases have been reported to date. The current study presents...
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| author | Wei-Ji Chen Cheng-Huang Su Chi-Kuan Chen Chang-Yi Lin |
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| description | Primary tumors of the heart and major vessels are rare. Angiosarcoma is the most frequent malignant tumor of the heart and usually involves the right atrium. Angiosarcoma originating from the pericardium is extremely rare and only several cases have been reported to date. The current study presents a case of primary angiosarcoma of pericardium with cardiac tamponade. After surgical treatment to relieve symptoms, the patient refused further therapies and died 3 months after diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2984f412f4b64a8da3f9aeb6b24524442022-12-22T03:15:41ZengTaiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)International Journal of Gerontology1873-95982015-06-019212612910.1016/j.ijge.2015.05.012Primary Angiosarcoma of Pericardium with Cardiac Tamponade: A Case ReportWei-Ji Chen0Cheng-Huang Su1Chi-Kuan Chen2Chang-Yi Lin3Chest Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanCardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Pathology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanChest Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanPrimary tumors of the heart and major vessels are rare. Angiosarcoma is the most frequent malignant tumor of the heart and usually involves the right atrium. Angiosarcoma originating from the pericardium is extremely rare and only several cases have been reported to date. The current study presents a case of primary angiosarcoma of pericardium with cardiac tamponade. After surgical treatment to relieve symptoms, the patient refused further therapies and died 3 months after diagnosis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959815000435angiosarcomapericardium |
| spellingShingle | Wei-Ji Chen Cheng-Huang Su Chi-Kuan Chen Chang-Yi Lin Primary Angiosarcoma of Pericardium with Cardiac Tamponade: A Case Report International Journal of Gerontology angiosarcoma pericardium |
| title | Primary Angiosarcoma of Pericardium with Cardiac Tamponade: A Case Report |
| title_full | Primary Angiosarcoma of Pericardium with Cardiac Tamponade: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Primary Angiosarcoma of Pericardium with Cardiac Tamponade: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary Angiosarcoma of Pericardium with Cardiac Tamponade: A Case Report |
| title_short | Primary Angiosarcoma of Pericardium with Cardiac Tamponade: A Case Report |
| title_sort | primary angiosarcoma of pericardium with cardiac tamponade a case report |
| topic | angiosarcoma pericardium |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959815000435 |
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