Primary left atrial angiosarcoma: Follow-up by magnetic resonance imaging

Laissy, Jean Pierre; Bernier, P.; Patrux, B.; Duchateau, Christine; Gaillard, J; Thiébot, J; Benozio, M

doi:10.1016/0730-725x(90)90145-r

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“…In a literature review through PUBMED from 1980 to 2008, more than 250 cases of cardiac angiosarcoma were found; the tumors mostly arose from the right atrium with different extensions and clinical presentations. In the last two decades, only eight cases of this malignant tumor originating from LA were reported in the English literature 1‐8 . This present report describes the ninth case of primary cardiac angiosarcoma arising from an extremely unusual location.…”

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Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma of Left Atrium

Wang

et al. 2009

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

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Cardiac angiosarcoma usually arises from the right atrium. We report an extremely rare case of primary angiosarcoma originating from the left atrium in a 70-year-old woman. This represents the ninth reported case of left-sided cardiac angiosarcoma in the English literature. Analysis of all nine cases shows that this malignant neoplasm occurs more in female patients with a mean age of 60 years, unlike the right-sided one which typically affects male patients in their early 40s. The prognosis of this tumor is extremely poor with life expectancy lying between 3 to 34 months despite early diagnosis by imaging and multimodality treatment.

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Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma of Left Atrium

Wang

et al. 2009

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

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“…Trans-thoracic echocardiography has limited value in the diagnosis of intra-cardiac mass [5]. Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been found to be more sensitive [6,7]. However, due to the rarity of the disease, angiosarcoma was not suspected and TEE, MRI were not done.…”

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Angiosarcoma Presenting as Pleuro-pericardial Effusion

Falleiro¹,

Singh²,

Bhattacharya³

et al. 2006

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

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“…Panidis et al [ 191 described by coronary arteriography a vascular supply of a primary cardiac angiosarcoma. Magnetic resonance imaging [22,23] has been used for diagnosis, though specific tumor diagnosis requires tissue. However, cytology of fluid from thoracentesis [20] or pericardiocentesis [24], or even tissue from open pericardial biopsy [24] can miss the diagnosis of malignancy.…”

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confidence: 99%