title: [Cardiac angiosarcoma].
abstract: We report a case of a 29-year-old patient with recurrent hemorrhagic pericardial effusion secondary to a right atrial mass detected by transthoracic echocardiography. A more detailed anatomic study was provided by transesophageal echocardiogram and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. During surgery, a biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of angiosarcoma. We discuss the contribution of echocardiography and other noninvasive methods to evaluate intracardiac tumors. A brief review of treatment and prognosis is made.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valencia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mainar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cánoves
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Merino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Losada
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martínez León
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bodí
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Chorro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Angiosarcoma cardíaco.