title: Primary angiosarcoma of the pericardium: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Santa Marta Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal. ana_timoteo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ana Teresa
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Timóteo
authors.forename: Luísa Moura
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Branco
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bravio
authors.forename: Eugénia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Timoteo
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: Rui Cruz
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: 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