TY - JOUR
T1 - Improved outcome with multimodality therapy in primary cardiac angiosarcoma
AU - Pigott, Courtney
AU - Welker, Michael
AU - Khosla, Pam
AU - Higgins, Robert S.D.
PY - 2008/2/1
Y1 - 2008/2/1
N2 - Background: A 37-year-old man presented with a history of hemoptysis and associated fever, chills, night sweats, and weight loss. The patient had no other pertinent past medical history. Investigations: Physical examination, CT scan, transesophageal echocardiogram, electrocardiogram, MRI scan, and immunohistochemical staining of tumor biopsy. Diagnosis: Primary cardiac angiosarcoma of the right atrium with systemic metastases to the pericardium, superior vena cava, and lungs. Management: Neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy with doxorubicin and complete surgical resection of the tumor with reconstruction of the right atrium using bovine pericardium.
AB - Background: A 37-year-old man presented with a history of hemoptysis and associated fever, chills, night sweats, and weight loss. The patient had no other pertinent past medical history. Investigations: Physical examination, CT scan, transesophageal echocardiogram, electrocardiogram, MRI scan, and immunohistochemical staining of tumor biopsy. Diagnosis: Primary cardiac angiosarcoma of the right atrium with systemic metastases to the pericardium, superior vena cava, and lungs. Management: Neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy with doxorubicin and complete surgical resection of the tumor with reconstruction of the right atrium using bovine pericardium.
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U2 - 10.1038/ncponc1023
DO - 10.1038/ncponc1023
M3 - Article
C2 - 18235443
AN - SCOPUS:38849182248
VL - 5
SP - 112
EP - 115
JO - Nature Clinical Practice Oncology
JF - Nature Clinical Practice Oncology
SN - 1743-4254
IS - 2
ER -