Cardiac Angiosarcoma in the Right Atrium Treated by Surgical Resection.
Milica Dragicevic-AntonicLjiljana Rankovic-NicicGordana StamenkovicMasa PetrovicGoran LoncarNikola MarkovicAna DimitrijevicSulin BulatovicMilan CirkovicBranislava BorzanovicZelimir AntonicMaja PirnatRobert MankaMilovan BojicPublished in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) (2024)
We present the case of a 49-year-old female of Caucasian European descent with chest tightness, fatigue, and palpitations, ultimately diagnosed with primary intracardiac angiosarcoma. Initial echocardiography revealed a significant mass within the right atrium, infiltrating the free wall. Surgical intervention included tumor excision and partial resection of the superior vena cava. Histopathological examination confirmed a high-grade angiosarcoma. Postoperative imaging identified a recurrent mass in the right atrium, suggestive of thrombus, alongside Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Considering the elevated surgical risks and the presence of cardiomyopathy, management included anticoagulation therapy with Warfarin and adjuvant chemotherapy with Paclitaxel. Follow-up cardiac magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a recurrent angiosarcoma with superimposed thrombus. This case presents the complex diagnostic and therapeutic landscape of angiosarcoma, highlighting the critical importance of early surgical intervention, advanced imaging techniques, and vigilant postoperative monitoring.
Keyphrases
- vena cava
- inferior vena cava
- high grade
- magnetic resonance imaging
- left ventricular
- randomized controlled trial
- atrial fibrillation
- high resolution
- left atrial appendage
- heart failure
- patients undergoing
- computed tomography
- pulmonary artery
- venous thromboembolism
- single cell
- pulmonary embolism
- catheter ablation
- risk assessment
- low grade
- depressive symptoms
- fluorescence imaging
- cell therapy
- newly diagnosed