January 1, 2010Case Reports in OncologyOpen Access

Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma in a Young Woman

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A 30-year-old woman presenting with severe shortness of breath, diagnosed with primary cardiac angiosarcoma…

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Case_report

Follow-up

4 months

Authors

APAldo PezzutoAzienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea GGGiorgia Gencarelli LMLoredana Martone

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Documents aggressive cardiac angiosarcoma course despite therapy; leaves open optimal early detection and management strategies.

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Population

A 30-year-old woman presenting with severe shortness of breath, diagnosed with primary cardiac angiosarcoma with right atrial lesion and moderate pericardial effusion.

Intervention

Diagnostic imaging (transthoracic echocardiogram, chest CT, cardiac RMN), middle lobe biopsy, chemical pleurodesis, and chemotherapy.

This case highlights the rapid progression, poor prognosis, and diagnostic challenges of primary cardiac angiosarcoma in young patients.

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Pezzuto et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a954744d002db7cabf59279 https://doi.org/10.1159/000273112

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Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma in a Young Woman

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