Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma Presenting With Cardiac Tamponade.

Author: Dae Myung KIM ¹ ; Jin Hee HONG ; Sun Young KIM ; Kyung Don YOO ; Ji Young SEO ; Kun Joo RHEE ; Byung Ok KIM ; Choong Won GOH ; Kyoung Min PARK ; Jeong Hoon KIM ; Jae Hak HUH ; Hyun Jung KIM ; Young Sup BYUN
Author Information

1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ysbyun@paik.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Cardiac tumor; Angiosarcoma; Hemopericardium
MeSH: Cardiac Tamponade; Heart Neoplasms; Hemangiosarcoma; Humans; Pericardial Effusion; Prognosis; Rare Diseases
From:Korean Circulation Journal 2010;40(2):86-89
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is a very rare disease with a poor prognosis. We report a case of a patient with a primary cardiac angiosarcoma who presented with cardiac tamponade; the angiosarcoma was successfully resected surgically.