Echocardiographic features of primary cardiac sarcoma

Pu-Lin Hsieh; Doyal Lee; Kuan-Rau Chiou; Ming-Ho Kung; Shoa-Lin Lin; Chun-Peng Liu; Hung-Ting Chiang

doi:10.1046/j.1540-8175.2002.00215.x

Echocardiographic features of primary cardiac sarcoma

Echocardiography. 2002 Apr;19(3):215-20. doi: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2002.00215.x.

Authors

Pu-Lin Hsieh¹, Doyal Lee, Kuan-Rau Chiou, Ming-Ho Kung, Shoa-Lin Lin, Chun-Peng Liu, Hung-Ting Chiang

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.

PMID: 12022929
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2002.00215.x

Abstract

Primary cardiac sarcoma is extremely rare and seldom causes symptoms until late in its course. Discomfort may occur only when the mass causes obstruction to the intracardiac flow. Early diagnosis is vital because it allows prompt and relevant management. We describe the history and echocardiographic features in four patients with primary cardiac sarcoma and review the current literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Echocardiography
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Heart Atria / pathology
Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Neoplasms / pathology*
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Ventricles / pathology*
Hemangiosarcoma / diagnostic imaging
Hemangiosarcoma / pathology
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / diagnostic imaging*
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / pathology
Humans
Male
Mesenchymoma / diagnostic imaging
Mesenchymoma / pathology
Middle Aged
Sarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
Sarcoma / pathology*