Cerebral Metastasis from Heart Angiosarcoma Presenting as Multiple Hematomas
ABSTRACT The authors present the case of a 24‐year‐old woman with cerebral metastasis from a primary heart angiosarcoma, which appeared as multiple cerebral hematomas. Primary or metastatic brain angiosarcomas are exceedingly rare, and only a few cases have been reported with hemorrhage. Initial neu...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of neuroimaging 2004-01, Vol.14 (1), p.71-73 |
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The authors present the case of a 24‐year‐old woman with cerebral metastasis from a primary heart angiosarcoma, which appeared as multiple cerebral hematomas. Primary or metastatic brain angiosarcomas are exceedingly rare, and only a few cases have been reported with hemorrhage. Initial neurological symptoms were mild hemiparesis with numbness, and chest pain was first misdiagnosed as pericarditis. A computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging showed 2 hematomas in the left parietal and occipital lobes. A thoracic CT scan revealed angiosarcoma of the right atrium of the heart with multiple infiltrations of the lung. The patient underwent surgical removal and systemic chemotherapy. She died 6 months after surgery. |
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ISSN: | 1051-2284 1552-6569 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2004.tb00220.x |