Cardiac angiosarcoma: a case report of a young female with pulmonary metastasis
Abstract Background Angiosarcoma is a malignant rare tumor that originates from vascular endothelial cells that cover lymphatic or blood vessels. Cardiac angiosarcoma is the most prevalent sarcoma entail the heart. It has low incidence rate and poor prognosis. Our effort through this report was rais...
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| author | Mehran Pournazari Shirin Assar Dena Mohamadzadeh Maryam Mahdian Setareh Soltani |
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| description | Abstract Background Angiosarcoma is a malignant rare tumor that originates from vascular endothelial cells that cover lymphatic or blood vessels. Cardiac angiosarcoma is the most prevalent sarcoma entail the heart. It has low incidence rate and poor prognosis. Our effort through this report was raising awareness of uncommon manifestations of this disease and showing the importance of appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Case presentation We present a case of cardiac angiosarcoma in a young female whose symptoms included dyspnea and hemoptysis with a history of pericardial effusion and a past history of cardiac surgery for suspected atrial Myxoma. She had history of several hospitalizations and relapse of symptoms a few months after each hospital discharge. Conclusions The unspecific symptoms of cardiac angiosarcoma made it difficult to make in time diagnose and appropriate treatment. Awareness of unspecific presentations of cardiac angiosarcoma is necessary for proper diagnosis and treatment while delayed diagnosis may worsen the prognosis and even lead to death. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7611cde662cc40789bc4db3dc66eef672022-12-22T00:24:08ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Heart Journal2090-911X2022-05-017411410.1186/s43044-022-00277-7Cardiac angiosarcoma: a case report of a young female with pulmonary metastasisMehran Pournazari0Shirin Assar1Dena Mohamadzadeh2Maryam Mahdian3Setareh Soltani4Rheumatology Department, Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesRheumatology Department, Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesRheumatology Department, Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesStudent Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesClinical Research Development Center, Taleghani and Imam Ali Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Angiosarcoma is a malignant rare tumor that originates from vascular endothelial cells that cover lymphatic or blood vessels. Cardiac angiosarcoma is the most prevalent sarcoma entail the heart. It has low incidence rate and poor prognosis. Our effort through this report was raising awareness of uncommon manifestations of this disease and showing the importance of appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Case presentation We present a case of cardiac angiosarcoma in a young female whose symptoms included dyspnea and hemoptysis with a history of pericardial effusion and a past history of cardiac surgery for suspected atrial Myxoma. She had history of several hospitalizations and relapse of symptoms a few months after each hospital discharge. Conclusions The unspecific symptoms of cardiac angiosarcoma made it difficult to make in time diagnose and appropriate treatment. Awareness of unspecific presentations of cardiac angiosarcoma is necessary for proper diagnosis and treatment while delayed diagnosis may worsen the prognosis and even lead to death.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43044-022-00277-7AngiosarcomaCardiac angiosarcomaPulmonary metastasis |
| spellingShingle | Mehran Pournazari Shirin Assar Dena Mohamadzadeh Maryam Mahdian Setareh Soltani Cardiac angiosarcoma: a case report of a young female with pulmonary metastasis The Egyptian Heart Journal Angiosarcoma Cardiac angiosarcoma Pulmonary metastasis |
| title | Cardiac angiosarcoma: a case report of a young female with pulmonary metastasis |
| title_full | Cardiac angiosarcoma: a case report of a young female with pulmonary metastasis |
| title_fullStr | Cardiac angiosarcoma: a case report of a young female with pulmonary metastasis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cardiac angiosarcoma: a case report of a young female with pulmonary metastasis |
| title_short | Cardiac angiosarcoma: a case report of a young female with pulmonary metastasis |
| title_sort | cardiac angiosarcoma a case report of a young female with pulmonary metastasis |
| topic | Angiosarcoma Cardiac angiosarcoma Pulmonary metastasis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43044-022-00277-7 |
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