Cardiac angiosarcoma arising in a coronary artery: angiographic and pathologic findings.
We discuss a unique case of an angiosarcoma which arose in an atherosclerotic coronary artery. It was widely metastatic. We describe the angiographic findings and their differential diagnosis, and briefly discuss this relatively common cardiac malignancy.
D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000032:analysis
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D014841:von Willebrand Factor