Left Atrial Angiosarcoma: A Rare Cardiac Tumor at an Uncommon Site
| Autor: | Yogendra Kumar Arora, Amitabh Poonia, Rekha Mishra, Priya Giridhara |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Left atrial mass business.industry primary cardiac tumor malignant tumor Histology Case Report 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Radical excision 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Left atrial Cardiac chamber medicine cardiovascular system Angiosarcoma Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Cardiac Tumors Interatrial septum |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cardiovascular Echography |
| ISSN: | 2347-193X 2211-4122 |
| Popis: | Cardiac angiosarcoma is the most common among primary malignant cardiac tumors in adults. Malignant cardiac tumors commonly arise in the right-sided cardiac chambers unlike benign tumors that commonly arise in the left-sided chambers. Cardiac tumors on the left side need to be carefully assessed for malignant features for deciding treatment strategy and prognostication. We present the case of a 62-year-old female with a large left atrial mass infiltrating the interatrial septum and adjacent myocardial wall. Histology was suggestive of angiosarcoma. Although a radical excision was done, the tumor recurred within 6 months of the postoperative period and she died shortly after the recurrence. |
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