Key result
A rare case of pericardial angiosarcoma presenting as cardiac tamponade was diagnosed through pericardiectomy and managed with a multimodality approach.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the diagnostic challenge of identifying rare cardiac angiosarcoma in patients presenting with isolated pericardial effusion and tamponade.
Pericardial angiosarcoma may present as tamponade; this single case leaves open standardized diagnostic evaluation for unexplained effusions.
Primary malignancies of the heart are so rare that most of the available data come from case reports or large single-center-based studies, with the overall incidence of 0.02% in the United States. Diagnosis in case of an isolated pericardial effusion as presentation is challenging, and determining that an angiosarcoma is even more challenging. Here, we presented a rare case of pericardial angiosarcoma which presented to us with tamponade. The patient eventually was diagnosed through pericardiectomy. A multimodality approach was attempted to treat the cancer. The clinical details of such a unique disease entity inspired us to present it as a case report.
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Habibi et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Cardiac tamponade and cardiac angiosarcoma (n=1). Pericardiectomy and multimodality treatment was evaluated. A rare case of pericardial angiosarcoma presenting as cardiac tamponade was diagnosed through pericardiectomy and managed with a multimodality approach.
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