Haemangioendotheliosarcoma of the heart. Diagnosis and treatment.
A case of haemangioendotheliosarcoma of the right atrium in a 28-year-old man is reported. The presence of a continuous murmur to the right of the sternum as a clue to the diagnosis is pointed out, and the usefulness of cardiac catheterisation and angiography in making diagnosis emphasised. Irradiation therapy with cobalt-60 had a palliative effect upon this malignant tumour.
D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male