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Cardiac angiosarcoma: A case report and review of the literature.

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Primary cardiac tumors are extremely rare, among which malignancies comprise about 15-25%. As the most common type of primary cardiac malignancies, angiosarcomas tend to arise in the right heart, especially… Click to show full abstract

Primary cardiac tumors are extremely rare, among which malignancies comprise about 15-25%. As the most common type of primary cardiac malignancies, angiosarcomas tend to arise in the right heart, especially right atrium. In this case report, we presented a 32-year-old female with primary cardiac angiosarcoma in the right atrial appendage detected by transesophageal echocardiography, as it is difficult to display on conventional transthoracic echocardiography.

Keywords: cardiac angiosarcoma; primary cardiac; case report

Journal Title: Echocardiography
Year Published: 2021

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