Primary cardiac angiosarcoma: morphologically deceptive benign appearance and potential pitfalls in diagnosis.
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.
Wong
Chi Wing
CW
Cardiovascular Division, North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. kitwong@xtra.co.nz
El-Jack
Seif
S
Edwards
Colin
C
Patel
Hitesh
H
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