Echocardiographic Features of Primary Cardiac Sarcoma

Primary cardiac sarcoma is extremely rare and seldom causes symptoms until late in its course. Discomfort may occur only when the mass causes obstruction to the intracardiac flow. Early diagnosis is vital because it allows prompt and relevant management. We describe the history and echocardiographic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2002-04, Vol.19 (3), p.215-220
Hauptverfasser:	Hsieh, Pu-Lin, Lee, Doyal, Chiou, Kuan-Rau, Kung, Ming-Ho, Lin, Shoa-Lin, Liu, Chun-Peng, Chiang, Hung-Ting
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged cardiac tumor Echocardiography Echocardiography, Transesophageal Female Heart Atria - diagnostic imaging Heart Atria - pathology Heart Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Heart Neoplasms - pathology Heart Ventricles - diagnostic imaging Heart Ventricles - pathology Hemangiosarcoma - diagnostic imaging Hemangiosarcoma - pathology Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - diagnostic imaging Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - pathology Humans Male Mesenchymoma - diagnostic imaging Mesenchymoma - pathology Middle Aged sarcoma Sarcoma - diagnostic imaging Sarcoma - pathology transesophageal echocardiography transthoracic echocardiography
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Zusammenfassung:	Primary cardiac sarcoma is extremely rare and seldom causes symptoms until late in its course. Discomfort may occur only when the mass causes obstruction to the intracardiac flow. Early diagnosis is vital because it allows prompt and relevant management. We describe the history and echocardiographic features in four patients with primary cardiac sarcoma and review the current literature.
ISSN:	0742-2822 1540-8175
DOI:	10.1046/j.1540-8175.2002.00215.x