A 63-year-old woman with a large right atrial mass was diagnosed with primary cardiac angiosarcoma and showed essential resolution of metastatic disease after surgical excision and paclitaxel therapy.
Case Report (n=1)
Case report describing a right atrial mass in a 63-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer.
CASE PRESENTATION A 63-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with sudden-onset abdominal pain and vomiting. She had a medical history of estrogen receptor/progesterone receptor positive-, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative breast intraductal carcinoma status after partial mastectomy with adjuvant radiation on hormone-based chemotherapy. Presenting vital signs included a heart rate of 80 beats/min, BP of 149/84 mm Hg, and 94% oxygen saturation on room air.
Admire et al. (Sun,) conducted a case report in Primary cardiac angiosarcoma (n=1). Surgical excision and paclitaxel was evaluated. A 63-year-old woman with a large right atrial mass was diagnosed with primary cardiac angiosarcoma and showed essential resolution of metastatic disease after surgical excision and paclitaxel therapy.
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