Primary angiosarcoma of the pericardium: case report and review of the literature.
Primary cardiac tumours are rare entities and angiosarcoma is the most frequent primary cardiac malignant tumour. Mean survival is six months and the tumour responds poorly to chemotherapy. We present the case of a 50 year-old patient with localised pericardial angiosarcoma who survived 23 months after diagnosis with a combined approach of chemotherapy and surgery.
Timóteo
Ana Teresa
AT
Santa Marta Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal. ana_timoteo@yahoo.com
Branco
Luísa Moura
LM
Bravio
Ivan
I
Pinto
Eugénia
E
Timoteo
Teresa
T
Matos
Pedro
P
Ferreira
Rui Cruz
RC
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology*; D012074:Remission Induction