Cardiac angiosarcoma.
Despite cardiac metastases are found in about 20% of cancer deaths, the presence of primary cardiac tumors is rare. Most primary tumors are benign, and malignant tumors comprise about 15%. We report a 21-year-old man with fever, dyspnea, and hemoptysis that was diagnosed with angiosarcoma of the right atrium and pulmonary metastasis. Patient was submitted to surgical tumor resection without adjuvant therapy and died four months after diagnosis.
Unidad de Vigilancia Intensiva de Cardiología Clínica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología de Laranjeiras, 22.240-006 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Monique Esteves
ME
Cardoso
Departamento de Cirugía Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología de Laranjeiras, 22.240-006 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Leonardo Secchin
LS
Canale
Departamento de Patología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología de Laranjeiras, 22.240-006 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Rosana Grandelle
RG
Ramos
Departamento de Oncología Torácica, Instituto Nacional do Câncer, 20.230-130 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Edson da Silva
Eda S
Salvador Junior
Unidad de Vigilancia Intensiva de Cardiología Clínica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología de Laranjeiras, 22.240-006 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Stephan
S
Lachtermacher