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. 2018 Jun 5;131(11):1379-1380.
doi: 10.4103/0366-6999.232796.

Recurrent Cardiac Tamponade from Right Atrial Angiosarcoma

Na-Qiong Wu  1 , Edmundo Patricio Lopes Lao  2 , U Po Lam  2 , Yuk Ching Yip  3 , Mario Evora  2
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Recurrent Cardiac Tamponade from Right Atrial Angiosarcoma

Na-Qiong Wu et al. Chin Med J (Engl). .
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Figures

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Figure 1
Microscopic pathology photographs of primary right atrial angiosarcoma. (a) A low-magnification view of a right atrial resection demonstrates endocardial tumor. The tumor typically infiltrates cardiac muscle, without distinct margins. The vascular channels are irregular, anastomosing, and sinusoidal, with pleomorphic lining cells showing frequent mitotic figures (H and E, ×100). (b) A high-magnification view demonstrates typical features of angiosarcoma (H and E, ×400). (c) The tumor cells show strong and diffuse positivity for CD31 (immunohistochemical staining, ×100). (d) There is a strong nuclear staining for ERG (immunohistochemical staining, ×100). ERG: Erythroblast-related gene.
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