Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium Presenting as Syncope and Hemorrhagic Pericardial Tamponade

Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium Presenting as Syncope and Hemorrhagic Pericardial Tamponade

Angiosarcoma of the heart is a rare malignancy that can present in many ways. It is an important diagnosis to consider in patients presenting with otherwise unexplained tamponade-type symptoms. Here we present a case of a young male who presented with hemorrhagic tamponade and underwent resection of...

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Main Authors: V. G. Sams, A. Tsapenko, J. N. Kravitz, T. E. Gaines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/829213
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spelling doaj-659d6931fc2b44ef88b9603f003ad7022020-11-24T22:30:42ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192012-01-01201210.1155/2012/829213829213Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium Presenting as Syncope and Hemorrhagic Pericardial TamponadeV. G. Sams0A. Tsapenko1J. N. Kravitz2T. E. Gaines3Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1924 Alcoa Highway, Box U11, Knoxville, TN 37920, USADepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920, USADepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920, USADepartment of Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1924 Alcoa Highway, Box U11, Knoxville, TN 37920, USAAngiosarcoma of the heart is a rare malignancy that can present in many ways. It is an important diagnosis to consider in patients presenting with otherwise unexplained tamponade-type symptoms. Here we present a case of a young male who presented with hemorrhagic tamponade and underwent resection of a large angiosarcoma of the right atrium. In this case, we describe the rare presentation of angiosarcoma with its diagnostic approaches, hospital course, clinical management, and discussion.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/829213
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author V. G. Sams
A. Tsapenko
J. N. Kravitz
T. E. Gaines
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A. Tsapenko
J. N. Kravitz
T. E. Gaines
Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium Presenting as Syncope and Hemorrhagic Pericardial Tamponade
Case Reports in Surgery
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A. Tsapenko
J. N. Kravitz
T. E. Gaines
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title Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium Presenting as Syncope and Hemorrhagic Pericardial Tamponade
title_short Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium Presenting as Syncope and Hemorrhagic Pericardial Tamponade
title_full Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium Presenting as Syncope and Hemorrhagic Pericardial Tamponade
title_fullStr Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium Presenting as Syncope and Hemorrhagic Pericardial Tamponade
title_full_unstemmed Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium Presenting as Syncope and Hemorrhagic Pericardial Tamponade
title_sort angiosarcoma of the right atrium presenting as syncope and hemorrhagic pericardial tamponade
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Surgery
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2090-6919
publishDate 2012-01-01
description Angiosarcoma of the heart is a rare malignancy that can present in many ways. It is an important diagnosis to consider in patients presenting with otherwise unexplained tamponade-type symptoms. Here we present a case of a young male who presented with hemorrhagic tamponade and underwent resection of a large angiosarcoma of the right atrium. In this case, we describe the rare presentation of angiosarcoma with its diagnostic approaches, hospital course, clinical management, and discussion.
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