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Cardiac angiosarcoma presenting with tamponade.

Elie Chalhoub1, Bassam I Mattar, Wassim Shaheen

  • 1Internal Medicine Department, The University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, USA. echalhoub@kumc.edu

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Primary cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare but common heart tumor, can cause heart failure. Early diagnosis is crucial, as prognosis is often poor despite treatment.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Oncology
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is the most common primary malignant cardiac tumor, though rare overall.
  • It can present insidiously, mimicking other conditions.

Observation:

  • A 51-year-old man presented with acute right heart failure due to pericardial tamponade.
  • Initial pericardiocentesis yielded bloody fluid with negative pathology.
  • Echocardiography revealed a right atrial mass.

Findings:

  • The patient was diagnosed with cardiac angiosarcoma.
  • Despite surgery and chemotherapy, the patient died seven months post-diagnosis.

Implications:

  • Cardiac angiosarcoma must be considered in the differential diagnosis of bloody pericardial effusions, even with initially negative investigations.
  • The prognosis for cardiac angiosarcoma is typically poor.
  • Treatment involves surgical resection, potentially combined with neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy.