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Review
. 1992 Nov;31(11):1291-7.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.31.1291.

Primary angiosarcoma of the right atrium detected by magnetic resonance imaging

N Masauzi  1 , S Ichikawa, F Nishimura, Y Yoshino, J Mihara, Y Hayama, E Shimazaki, I Kawase, M Toyama, T Kokubo
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Review

Primary angiosarcoma of the right atrium detected by magnetic resonance imaging

N Masauzi et al. Intern Med. 1992 Nov.
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Abstract

A 20-year-old woman with a primary angiosarcoma of the right atrium is reported. The patient had a cardiorespiratory arrest due to cardiac tamponade with bloody pericardial effusion. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a tumor, which was corroborated by selective coronary angiography. Open-heart surgery was performed. The tumor relapsed however, and she died four months after operation. The tumor was undetectable by echocardiography, but MRI demonstrated a heterogeneous mass with focal areas of high- and low-signal intensity in the right atrium, suggesting that MRI may allow characterization of cardiac tumors.

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