title: Hemorrhagic tamponade due to cardiac angiosarcoma.
abstract: Prognosis of angiosarcoma, the most common primary malignant cardiac tumor, is very poor. An early detection and treatment may extend survival beyond one year. Newer imaging modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), play an important role in the evaluation of cardiac masses. The case of a man admitted to the emergency room for a cardiac tamponade is reported. Thoracic computed tomography and MRI diagnosed a pericardial tumor, for which surgical biopsy revealed an angiosarcoma. Chemotherapy was started, and the patient survived for 28 months. Etiologies of hemorrhagic tamponades are discussed, as well as treatment of cardiac angiosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Estelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vautrin
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barone-Rochette
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thony
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lantuejoul
authors.forename: Daniel H P
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Towie
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bach
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Baguet
mesh_terms: D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology*