Primary Cardiac Epithelioid Angiosarcoma in a Latin American Patient: Case Report and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Sarabia-Ortega, Benito
Baltazares-Lipp, Mario Enrique
Aboitiz-Rivera, Carlos Manuel
Blachman-Braun, Ruben
Morgenstern-Kaplan, Dan
Vázquez-Manríquez, María Eugenia
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-07-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cardiac angiosarcoma is a rare and clinically challenging pathology.
It is a high-grade primary malignant tumor of the heart tissue that has many variants, of which the epithelioid variant is rarely present in the heart or the great vessels.
As with many other cardiac tumors, it is mainly a diagnosis of exclusion and the initial diagnostic test is an echocardiogram followed by a biopsy with immunohistochemistry analysis to ascertain the type of tumor.
The differential diagnosis of cardiac tumors is challenging due to the overlapping clinical manifestations with different cardiac tumors and systemic diseases.
Cardiac angiosarcomas are often aggressive with a poor prognosis even with treatment.
Herein, we present a case of the epithelioid variant of a cardiac angiosarcoma in addition to a thorough review of the recent literature on the clinical manifestation, diagnosis, and treatment of this type of tumors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Morgenstern-Kaplan, Dan& Aboitiz-Rivera, Carlos Manuel& Blachman-Braun, Ruben& Vázquez-Manríquez, María Eugenia& Sarabia-Ortega, Benito& Baltazares-Lipp, Mario Enrique. 2019. Primary Cardiac Epithelioid Angiosarcoma in a Latin American Patient: Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141873
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Morgenstern-Kaplan, Dan…[et al.]. Primary Cardiac Epithelioid Angiosarcoma in a Latin American Patient: Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141873
American Medical Association (AMA)
Morgenstern-Kaplan, Dan& Aboitiz-Rivera, Carlos Manuel& Blachman-Braun, Ruben& Vázquez-Manríquez, María Eugenia& Sarabia-Ortega, Benito& Baltazares-Lipp, Mario Enrique. Primary Cardiac Epithelioid Angiosarcoma in a Latin American Patient: Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141873
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1141873