Primary cardiac angiosarcoma directly invading the right lung: An autopsy report

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Aug 21;9(8):e04582. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4582. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Abstract

We presented a difficult-to-diagnose case of cardiac angiosarcoma. The patient presented pericardial effusion, but cytology of the effusion was negative. Because cytological detection of angiosarcoma cells is difficult, a possibility of malignancy should not be excluded with negative cytological examination. Biopsy of cardiac mass is the best way for diagnosis.

Keywords: angiosarcoma; autopsy; cardiac malignancy; cardiac tumor; primary cardiac angiosarcoma.

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