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Case Reports
. 2023 Sep;59(3):211-212.
doi: 10.4068/cmj.2023.59.3.211. Epub 2023 Sep 25.

Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma in a Patient with Syncope: A Case Report

Bo Eun Park  1   2 , Dong Heon Yang  1   2 , Se Yong Jang  2   3
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Case Reports

Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma in a Patient with Syncope: A Case Report

Bo Eun Park et al. Chonnam Med J. 2023 Sep.
No abstract available

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT: None declared.

Figures

FIG. 1
FIG. 1. (A) Chest computed tomography shows a 6.8-cm-sized mass in the right atrium. Narrowing of the superior vena cava (SVC). (B) Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) shows a mass inside the right atrium. (C) Positron emission tomography is performed to detect the primary origin of the right atrial (RA) mass. (D) Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) shows a right atrial (RA) mass. The biopsy forceps were positioned within the mass located in the right atrium (arrow).
FIG. 2
FIG. 2. Pathological findings using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stains. (A) Spindle cell proliferation at low magnification (×100). (B) The spindle cells show moderate pleomorphism and hyperchromatic nuclei at high magnification (×200).
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