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Transthoracic echocardiography and chest computed tomography revealed a right atrial mass diagnosed as angiosarcoma in a 66-year-old man presenting with dyspnea and leg swelling.
This case highlights the presentation of cardiac angiosarcoma as a right atrial mass causing symptoms of right heart failure, diagnosed via multimodality imaging.
May warrant malignancy consideration in unexplained right heart failure; leaves open standardized diagnostic pathways for cardiac angiosarcoma.
A 66-year-old man presented with a 4-day history of shortness of breath and swelling in the legs. Transthoracic echocardiography and computed tomography of the chest revealed a mass in the right atrium, and a diagnosis of angiosarcoma was made.
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Pazhenkottil et al. (2020) studied this question. Transthoracic echocardiography and chest computed tomography revealed a right atrial mass diagnosed as angiosarcoma in a 66-year-old man presenting with dyspnea and leg swelling.
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