September 12, 2023Case Reports in OncologyOpen Access

Primary Cardiac Epithelioid Angiosarcoma with Sustained Remission following Surgical Resection: A Case Report

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Why the study?

Epithelioid angiosarcoma is an extremely rare, highly aggressive cardiac subtype with poorly understood epidemiology and pathogenesis, leaving effective diagnostic and treatment modalities limited.

Structured PICO

Population

1 45-year-old woman with primary cardiac epithelioid angiosarcoma (stage IIIA high-grade involving the inferior vena cava, right atrium, and pericardium) presenting with chronic systemic symptoms, severe anemia, new-onset atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate, right-sided cardiac mass, and large pericardial effusion.

Intervention

Surgical resection

Outcome

Remission and clinical outcome at 16 monthshard clinical

Surgical resection of a rare, life-threatening primary cardiac epithelioid angiosarcoma can result in sustained remission and favorable clinical outcomes.

Discussion

No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.

Implication

Supports surgical resection feasibility in rare cardiac epithelioid angiosarcoma; leaves open need for larger studies on durability and management.

Cite This Study

Kyaw et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a816f508c6be3b56fc43d86 https://doi.org/10.1159/000530113

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Implication

Supports surgical resection feasibility in rare cardiac epithelioid angiosarcoma; leaves open need for larger studies on durability and management.

Primary Cardiac Epithelioid Angiosarcoma with Sustained Remission following Surgical Resection: A Case Report

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

Primary Cardiac Epithelioid Angiosarcoma with Sustained Remission following Surgical Resection: A Case Report

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

Also Consider

Also Consider