Primary cardiac angiosarcoma presenting with cardiac tamponade

Korean Circ J. 2010 Feb;40(2):86-9. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2010.40.2.86. Epub 2010 Feb 23.

Abstract

Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is a very rare disease with a poor prognosis. We report a case of a patient with a primary cardiac angiosarcoma who presented with cardiac tamponade; the angiosarcoma was successfully resected surgically.

Keywords: Angiosarcoma; Cardiac tumor; Hemopericardium.