Key result
Debulking and 3D reconstruction of right atrioventricular angiosarcoma restores cardiac function despite suspected metastasis at ~4 months.
Case Report (n=1)
Extensive debulking and three-dimensional reconstruction is a feasible surgical option for right atrium-ventricular angiosarcoma, allowing for recovery of normal cardiac function.
Should not change practice for cardiac angiosarcoma; leaves open durability of reconstruction and metastasis management.
A 48-year-old man presented with chest pain and ischemic manifestations according to an electrocardiogram due to coronary artery compression from a cardiac mass and was admitted to the emergency room and underwent extensive debulking followed by right atrium and ventricular three-dimensional reconstruction with concomitant tricuspid valve remodeling. He recovered a normal sinus rhythm and was discharged from the hospital a week later with a diagnosis of cardiac malignant angiosarcoma according to the pathological examination. He survived and had a normal cardiac structure and function performance, but vertebral metastasis was suspected after more than 4 months of follow-up after the procedure.
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Jiang et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Right atrium-ventricular angiosarcoma (n=1). Extensive debulking and right atrium/ventricular three-dimensional reconstruction with tricuspid valve remodeling was evaluated. Extensive debulking and three-dimensional reconstruction of a right atrium-ventricular angiosarcoma restored normal cardiac function, though vertebral metastasis was suspected after 4 months.
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