Primary cardiac angiosarcoma with systemic metastases; a case report and review of the literature.
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in English
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| ID: sea-42586
ABSTRACT
Angiosarcoma is a relatively uncommon primary malignant tumor of the heart derived from the endothelial cells. The authors report a case of primary cardiac angiosarcoma of the right atrium with pulmonary, hepatic, cerebellar and bony metastases in a 46-year-old man who clinically presented as pulmonary hemorrhage. The patient's occupational history had occasional exposure to polyvinyl chloride. The autopsy examination of the cardiac angiosarcoma characterized macroscopically by a right atrial tumor and histologically by anastomosing vascular channels and minute atypical pleomorphic endothelial cells. Immunohistological stainings were positive CD31, CD34 and focal positive factor VII-related antigen. Clinical and pathologic features with briefly reviewed relevant literatures are discussed This is the first reported description in the literature of a primary cardiac angiosarcoma with systemic metastases to multiple organs in Thailand.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Male
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Fatal Outcome
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Heart Neoplasms
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Hemangiosarcoma
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Middle Aged
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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