This case report highlights the rare occurrence of myocardiac angiosarcoma in a pediatric patient, emphasizing the diagnostic utility of echocardiography and potential risks of extracorporeal circulation.
Pediatric myocardial angiosarcoma resection may carry high metastatic hemorrhage risk; leaves open optimal adjuvant strategies.
A 9-year-old boy with a myocardiac angiosarcoma is described; the tumor was diagnosed by echocardiography and the boy underwent surgery followed by radio and chemotherapy. Death occurred 5 months after surgery, probably due to abdominal hemorrhage from metastases. The young age of the patient, the acute and reversible hepatic damage, the use of echocardiography for diagnosis and the possible role of the extracorporeal circulation in determining the metastases are emphasized.
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