Key result
A 26-year-old woman with recurrent hemorrhagic pericardial effusion was diagnosed with primary pericardial angiosarcoma, a rare condition presenting with a large mass compressing the heart.
Population
26-year-old woman with pericardial angiosarcoma presenting with recurrent hemorrhagic pericardial effusion
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Suggests considering angiosarcoma in recurrent hemorrhagic effusions; extends sparse reports on this rare tumor.
Case Report (n=1)
Primary angiosarcoma of the pericardium is an exceptionally rare condition that can present as recurrent hemorrhagic pericardial effusion and requires multimodality imaging for accurate diagnosis.
Li et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Pericardial angiosarcoma (n=1). A 26-year-old woman with recurrent hemorrhagic pericardial effusion was diagnosed with primary pericardial angiosarcoma, a rare condition presenting with a large mass compressing the heart.
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