title: Echocardiographic features of primary cardiac sarcoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Pu-Lin
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Doyal
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kuan-Rau
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.forename: Ming-Ho
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kung
authors.forename: Shoa-Lin
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chun-Peng
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hung-Ting
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Chiang
mesh_terms: 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*