Rare tumors of the heart--angiosarcoma, pericardial lipoma, leiomyosarcoma. Three case reports.
Primary tumors of the heart, pericardium and inferior vena cava are extremely rare. Three cases of surgically/biopsy proven angiosarcoma of the right atrium, pericardial lipoma and leiomyosarcoma of inferior vena cava--demonstrated by ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)--are presented here.
"Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu" National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, 258 Fundeni, District 3, Bucharest, Romania. dr_ioanstoian@yahoo.com
Ioana
I
Stoian
Ileana Tepes
IT
Piser
Iulia
I
Kulcsar
O
O
Chioncel
A
A
Carp
C
C
Macarie
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior