title: Angiosarcoma in a pregnant woman presenting with pericardial tamponade--a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Although asymptomatic pericardial effusions are relatively common in pregnancy, their true incidence is not known. Symptomatic effusions are, however, rare in pregnancy. The authors present a rare case of pericardial tamponade complicating pregnancy with resulting diagnosis of angiosarcoma. They review the literature involving pericardial disease in pregnancy and discuss important issues in management and include a discussion of angiosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: Nassir A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Azimi
authors.forename: Jared G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Selter
authors.forename: J Dawn
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Abott
authors.forename: Henry S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Cabin
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hutner
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Copel
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Setaro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed