Biopsy of right atrial angiosarcoma guided by transesophageal echocardiography.
When an intracardiac mass is detected, a histologic examination is frequently needed before making critical treatment modality decisions. This demands an open-chest procedure, often with cardiopulmonary bypass, with its associated morbidity. We describe a closed-chest approach using echocardiographically guided catheter biopsy.
Keller
Dagmar I
DI
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.
Hunziker
Patrick
P
Buser
Peter
P
D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D002404:Catheterization; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged