title: Angiosarcoma presenting as syncope.
abstract: A 31-year-old lady presented with anemia and syncope. Echocardiography revealed massive pericardial effusion with a right atrial mass. Transesophageal echocardiography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans confirmed presence of a right atrial mass. Histopathology revealed a high grade angiosarcoma. Complete resection was done and the patient was referred to an oncology unit for further management. After three months the patient had extensive metastasis and succumbed to the disease. This case report highlights the clinical presentation, rapid and aggressive course of cardiac angiosarcomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, International Center for Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Diseases (A Unit of Frontier Lifeline), Dr KM Cherian Heart Foundation, R 30 C Ambattur Industrial Estate Road, Mogappair, Chennai 600 101, India. divya_s35@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sushma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nayar
authors.forename: Pradeep G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Nayar
authors.forename: Km
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cherian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome