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Primary cardiac angiosarcoma arising from the interatrial septum: magnetic resonance imaging appearances.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20965894     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We present a case of primary cardiac angiosarcoma arising from the interatrial septum that had imaging features overlapping with those of right atrial myxoma. The mass was initially discovered on a thoracic CT study. Further evaluation with echocardiography was limited by poor acoustic windows and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging was performed prior to surgical resection. CMR provided a detailed morphological assessment; imaging features included a frond-like surface architecture, a narrow attachment point at the interatrial septum, mild signal hyperintensity compared with that of myocardium on T(1) weighted sequences, patchy foci of delayed gadolinium enhancement and a haemorrhagic pericardial effusion. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of angiosarcoma arising from the interatrial septum that has undergone evaluation with CMR.
Authors:
S Puppala; E T D Hoey; K Mankad; A M Wood
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The British journal of radiology     Volume:  83     ISSN:  1748-880X     ISO Abbreviation:  Br J Radiol     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-22     Completed Date:  2010-11-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0373125     Medline TA:  Br J Radiol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e230-4     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Atrial Septum
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*,  pathology
Hemangiosarcoma / diagnosis*,  pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Myxoma / diagnosis,  pathology

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