Primary cardiac angiosarcoma. Histopathology imaging correlation

Moustafa Elsheshtawy; Vasudev Virparia; Krishna Anuraag Pulumati; Samiran Roy Chaudhury; Sudhakar Prabhu; Ashok Khanna

doi:10.1016/j.jccase.2017.06.005

Primary cardiac angiosarcoma. Histopathology imaging correlation

J Cardiol Cases. 2017 Jul 22;16(4):116-118. doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2017.06.005. eCollection 2017 Oct.

Authors

Moustafa Elsheshtawy^{1

2}, Vasudev Virparia^{1

2}, Krishna Anuraag Pulumati^{1

2}, Samiran Roy Chaudhury², Sudhakar Prabhu^{1

2}, Ashok Khanna^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
² Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Abstract

We report a novel observation of a cardiac hemangioma possible transformation into cardiac angiosarcoma. This report should give a new insight on the pathogenesis of the tumor, always thought to have a de-novo genesis. We emphasize in our report the value of combining imaging modalities to examine the anatomic and metabolic properties of cardiac tumors providing a valuable tool for comprehensive assessment. <Learning objective: Assessment of cardiac tumors should combine different imaging modalities to examine the anatomic and metabolic properties of the lesions. We report a novel observation on cardiac angiosarcoma possible transformation from a cardiac hemangioma. This report should give a new insight into the pathogenesis of the tumor, always thought to have a de-novo genesis.>.

Keywords: Angiosarcoma; Cardiac tumors; Computed tomography; Echocardiography; PET scan.

Publication types

Case Reports