Rapidly progressive respiratory failure with multiple halo signs on computed tomography in a patient with primary cardiac angiosarcoma derived from the right atrium: a case report

Rapidly progressive respiratory failure with multiple halo signs on computed tomography in a patient with primary cardiac angiosarcoma derived from the right atrium: a case report

Abstract Background Primary cardiac neoplasms are extremely rare, with an autopsy incidence of 0.0001–0.003%. Primary cardiac sarcoma is usually derived from the right atrium and it manifests as chest pain, arrhythmia, hemoptysis, dyspnea, and fatigue. The most common target organ for metastasis of...

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Main Authors: Masaoki Saito, Takeshi Saraya, Miku Oda, Toshinori Minamishima, Ken Kongoji, Aya Isomura, Masachika Fujiwara, Kyoko Soejima, Haruyuki Ishii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma
Halo sign
Endomyocardial biopsy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-01366-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-01366-6

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