A case of primary cardiac sarcoma with an acute presentation: The role of multimodality imaging

Luca Restivo; Antonio De Luca; Bruno Pinamonti; Giulia Grilli; Rossana Bussani; Franco Cominotto; Carmelo Crisafulli; Franca Dore; Gianfranco Sinagra; Aniello Pappalardo

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4219

A case of primary cardiac sarcoma with an acute presentation: The role of multimodality imaging

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jun 17;9(6):e04219. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4219. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology Cardiothoracovascular Department Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano-Isontina and University of Trieste Trieste Italy.
² Pathology Department Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano-Isontina and University of Trieste Trieste Italy.
³ Emergency Medicine Department Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano-Isontina Trieste Italy.
⁴ Nuclear Medicine Department Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano-Isontina Trieste Italy.
⁵ Division of Cardiac Surgery Cardiovascular Department Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano-Isontina Trieste Italy.

Abstract

The case highlights the value of contrast echocardiography in raising clinical suspicion of malignancy, allowing a diagnostic work-up and the treatment of the primitive heart tumors.

Keywords: cardiac masses; cardiac sarcoma; cardiac tumors.

Publication types

Case Reports