PET-CT and MRI were utilized for preoperative tumour staging and early detection of local tumour recurrence and pulmonary metastasis in a 62-year-old woman with cardiac angiosarcoma.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights the potential utility of PET-CT and MRI in the staging and follow-up of cardiac angiosarcoma.
A 62-year-old woman underwent radical tumour resection and surgical reconstruction of both atria and left ventricle, as well as mitral valve replacement due to initially diagnosed cardiac angiosarcoma in November 2004; surgical intervention was followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. Preoperative tumour staging included whole-body positron emission tomography-CT (PET-CT) with 18-fluorine-2-fluoro-2-desoxy-d …
Juergens et al. (2007) conducted a case report in Cardiac angiosarcoma (n=1). PET-CT and MRI was evaluated on Early detection of local tumour recurrence and pulmonary metastasis. PET-CT and MRI were utilized for preoperative tumour staging and early detection of local tumour recurrence and pulmonary metastasis in a 62-year-old woman with cardiac angiosarcoma.