Cardiac Angiosarcoma on the Right Atrium: Two Cases.
10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.2.120
- Author:
Won Kyoun PARK
1
;
Sung Ho JUNG
;
Ju Yong LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea. ctsjungsh@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Heart neoplasms;
Malignant tumor;
Hemangiosarcoma
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Heart Neoplasms;
Hemangiosarcoma;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2012;45(2):120-123
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We detected two cases of right atrial angiosarcoma that had a similar appearance on imaging studies. Although the surgical findings were similar for the two patients, one had a clear resection margin, while the other had tumor cells in the resection margin on frozen biopsy. We suggest that preoperative data on magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in patients with angiosarcomas may not predict the exact extent of surgical resection or prognostic outcomes.
