Spontaneous rupture of a right atrial angiosarcoma and cardiac tamponade.

Abstract

Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is a rare disease of difficult diagnosis and poor prognosis frequently associated with recurring hemopericardium. We report the case of a 30-year-old female with a right atrial angiosarcoma and spontaneous rupture to the pericardial cavity, who was diagnosed during an emergency exploratory thoracotomy, whose indication was cardiac tamponade. This is the 8th case reported in the literature. Clinical findings are discussed and a literature review is provided.

• Authors: Ricardo Barros Corso, Nadja Kraychete, Sidnei Nardeli, Rilson Moitinho, Cristiano Ourives, Rosenbert Mamedio da Silva, Ricardo Eloy Pereira
• Journal: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (Arq Bras Cardiol) Vol. 81 Issue 6 Pg. 611-3, 608-10 (Dec 2003) ISSN: 0066-782X [Print] Brazil
• PMID: 14963611 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Cardiac Tamponade (complications, pathology)
• Fatal Outcome
• Female
• Heart Neoplasms (complications, pathology)
• Hemangiosarcoma (complications, pathology)
• Humans
• Pericardial Effusion (complications, pathology)
• Rupture, Spontaneous