Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma: Morphologically Deceptive Benign Appearance and Potential Pitfalls in Diagnosis - 11/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.02.027
Chi Wing Wong ⁎ 
, Seif El-Jack, Colin Edwards, Hitesh Patel
, Seif El-Jack, Colin Edwards, Hitesh Patel Cardiovascular Division, North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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Cardiac angiosarcoma is the most common malignant primary cardiac tumour. We report a case of cardiac angiosarcoma with recurrent complex pericardial effusion. Histological diagnosis was elusive underscoring the potential difficulty in differentiating this tumour from normal vascular endothelium.
Il testo completo di questo articolo è disponibile in PDF.Keywords : Cardiac tumour, Sarcoma, Pericardial effusion
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Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Pubblicato da Elsevier Masson SAS. Tutti i diritti riservati.
Vol 19 - N° 8
P. 473-475 - agosto 2010 Ritorno al numero
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