Echocardiographic features of primary cardiac sarcoma.
Primary cardiac sarcoma is extremely rare and seldom causes symptoms until late in its course. Discomfort may occur only when the mass causes obstruction to the intracardiac flow. Early diagnosis is vital because it allows prompt and relevant management. We describe the history and echocardiographic features in four patients with primary cardiac sarcoma and review the current literature.
Hsieh
Pu-Lin
PL
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Lee
Doyal
D
Chiou
Kuan-Rau
KR
Kung
Ming-Ho
MH
Lin
Shoa-Lin
SL
Liu
Chun-Peng
CP
Chiang
Hung-Ting
HT
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008637:Mesenchymoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*