Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2012;39(1):153-5.

Right atrial angiosarcoma: rupture and tamponade

Shao-Wei Chen  1 , Pao-Hsien Chu, Lian-Gyu Shih, Ming-Sheng Lu, Wen-Chi Shen, Yao-Kuang Huang
Affiliations
Case Reports

Right atrial angiosarcoma: rupture and tamponade

Shao-Wei Chen et al. Tex Heart Inst J. 2012.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

None
Fig. 1 A) Preoperative contrast-enhanced axial computed tomographic scan shows an irregular low-attenuation mass (asterisk) (55 × 27 mm) on the right atrium. Note the right coronary artery (arrow) encased in the atrioventricular groove. Intraoperative photographs show B) a discolored surface with active bleeding at the right atrium (asterisk), C) complete removal of the right atrial mass along with the atrioventricular groove, and D) reconstruction of the right atrium using bovine pericardium (P). CS = coronary sinus; RV = right ventricle; TV = tricuspid valve
None
Fig. 2 Pathologic photographs. A) In gross examination, a 6 × 5.8 × 3.5-cm sample of resected right atrium is seen to be diffusely infiltrated by elastic and dark-brown tumor, marked by hemorrhage and necrosis. Hematoxylin and eosin staining shows B) tumor necrosis with hemorrhage (orig. ×5) and C) oval or plump spindle cells with slit-like or irregular vascular channels (orig. ×200). D) This tissue sample shows strong positive immunostaining for CD34, compatible with angiosarcoma (orig. ×200).
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. Truong PT, Jones SO, Martens B, Alexander C, Paquette M, Joe H, et al. Treatment and outcomes in adult patients with primary cardiac sarcoma: the British Columbia Cancer Agency experience. Ann Surg Oncol 2009;16(12):3358–65. - PubMed
    1. Gualis J, Castano M, Gomez-Plana J, Mencia P, Alonso D. Palliative surgical treatment of primary cardiac angiosarcoma complicated with recurrent tamponade. J Surg Oncol 2009; 100(8):744. - PubMed
    1. Kim CH, Dancer JY, Coffey D, Zhai QJ, Reardon M, Ayala AG, Ro JY. Clinicopathologic study of 24 patients with primary cardiac sarcomas: a 10-year single institution experience. Hum Pathol 2008;39(6):933–8. - PubMed
    1. Putnam JB Jr, Sweeney MS, Colon R, Lanza LA, Frazier OH, Cooley DA. Primary cardiac sarcomas. Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51(6):906–10. - PubMed
    1. Koh TW, Kelly P, Timmis AD. Images in cardiology: Artefactual coronary artery lesions caused by effect of guidewire on tortuous coronary arteries: angiographic appearances during right coronary angioplasty. Heart 2001;86(6):655. - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms