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Angiosarcoma of the right ventricle: a rare encounter
Ali M Alizzi1, Raad U Almehdi, Santiago A Endara
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Townsville General Hospital, 100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas, Townsville, Queensland 4814, Australia. alializzi@hotmail.com
The Heart Surgery Forum
|January 23, 2003
Abstract:
We report a case of angiosarcoma involving the right ventricle. The patient was seen in our Cardiology Department and subsequently referred to our unit for surgery. He gave a 1-week history of lethargy, chest pain, breathlessness on exertion, fevers, and night sweats. Echocardiography and computed tomography of the chest showed a large pericardial effusion with multiple densities, raising suspicions of a hemorrhagic effusion. Surgical exploration showed an epicardial mass. Histopathology revealed angiosarcoma.