title: Angiosarcoma of the right atrium presenting as syncope and hemorrhagic pericardial tamponade.
abstract: Angiosarcoma of the heart is a rare malignancy that can present in many ways. It is an important diagnosis to consider in patients presenting with otherwise unexplained tamponade-type symptoms. Here we present a case of a young male who presented with hemorrhagic tamponade and underwent resection of a large angiosarcoma of the right atrium. In this case, we describe the rare presentation of angiosarcoma with its diagnostic approaches, hospital course, clinical management, and discussion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1924 Alcoa Highway, Box U11, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA.
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Sams
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsapenko
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kravitz
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Gaines