title: Primary cardiac angiosarcoma: morphologically deceptive benign appearance and potential pitfalls in diagnosis.
abstract: Cardiac angiosarcoma is the most common malignant primary cardiac tumour. We report a case of cardiac angiosarcoma with recurrent complex pericardial effusion. Histological diagnosis was elusive underscoring the potential difficulty in differentiating this tumour from normal vascular endothelium.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. kitwong@xtra.co.nz
authors.forename: Chi Wing
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Seif
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: El-Jack
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Hitesh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D020519:Pericardiocentesis