title: Biopsy of right atrial angiosarcoma guided by transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Dagmar I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hunziker
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buser
mesh_terms: 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