title: Cardiac angiosarcoma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We present the case of a 36-year-old woman with widespread metastatic cardiac angiosarcoma to the lungs and the liver. She was treated with preoperative chemotherapy and underwent extensive surgical resection of the cardiac mass and is currently doing well. Analysis of the effectiveness of various treatment modalities from cases which have been reported has also been reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luk
authors.forename: Harriet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nwachukwu
authors.forename: Ki-Dong
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Robert James
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cusimano
authors.forename: Jagdish
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Butany
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents