Primary cardiac angiosarcoma evaluated with contrast two-dimensional and real-time three-dimensional echocardiography

A 63-year-old lady presented with syncope and atypical chest pain. Conventional two-dimensional (2D) contrast echocardiogram showed a highly vascular mass compressing the right atrium without direct communication. A real-time three-dimensional echocardiogram (RT3DE) revealed its outer spatial relati...

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Veröffentlicht in:European heart journal cardiovascular imaging 2008-09, Vol.9 (5), p.733-738
Hauptverfasser: Yang, Hyun Suk, Sengupta, Shantanu, Umland, Matt M., Chandrasekaran, Krishnaswamy, Mookadam, Farouk
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Zusammenfassung:A 63-year-old lady presented with syncope and atypical chest pain. Conventional two-dimensional (2D) contrast echocardiogram showed a highly vascular mass compressing the right atrium without direct communication. A real-time three-dimensional echocardiogram (RT3DE) revealed its outer spatial relationship with the surrounding structures and its inner heterogeneity as well. A chest computed tomography revealed a solid cardiac mass (6 × 7 cm2) arising from the right atrium and multiple pulmonary nodules. Histopathology of the pericardial fluid confirmed angiosarcoma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of histology-confirmed primary cardiac angiosarcoma, which was completely evaluated by conventional 2D, contrast, and RT3DE.
ISSN:1525-2167
2047-2404
1532-2114
2047-2412
DOI:10.1093/ejechocard/jen164