Abnormal Blood Flow Between a Pericardial Mass and Right Atrium Detected by Echocardiography in a Case of a Ruptured Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium.
- Author:
Mi Seung SHIN
1
;
Woong Chol KANG
;
Young Saeng KIM
;
Eun Ju YU
;
Kyu Hyun YOON
;
Kil Hyun KIM
;
Wook Jin CHUNG
;
Dong Hae JUNG
;
Chul Hyun PARK
;
Eak Kyun SHIN
Author Information
1. Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea. msshin@gilhospital.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cardiac angiosarcoma;
ericardium;
ight atrium;
ardiac rupture
- MeSH:
Echocardiography*;
Heart Atria*;
Hemangiosarcoma*;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Pericardiocentesis;
Pericardium;
Prognosis;
Rupture;
Rupture, Spontaneous
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2007;15(3):82-85
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Spontaneous rupture of a primary cardiac angiosarcoma is a rare condition with a poor prognosis. The authors describe the case of a 48-year-old man with abnormal blood flow from a pericardial mass to the right atrium 3 months after pericardiocentesis. The flow was presumed to have occurred due to rupture of this cardiac angiosarcoma of the right atrial wall and pericardium into the right atrial cavity.
