title: Primary cardiac angiosarcoma with right coronary artery-to-pericardial fistula--a case report.
abstract: Primary cardiac sarcoma is a rare tumor that is difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Hemopericardium and coronary artery fistula are rare complications of primary cardiac sarcoma. The authors report a case of primary cardiac angiosarcoma presenting with hemopericardium, secondary to right coronary artery-to-pericardial fistula, with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Des Moines, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reising
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thieman
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nuss
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Latcham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery