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Primary angiosarcoma of the heart detected by technetium‐labeled erythrocyte cardiac imaging
Author(s) -
Bennett Michael T.,
Weber Paul M.,
Killebrew Ellen T.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19820615)49:12<2587::aid-cncr2820491229>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardial effusion , heart failure , angiosarcoma , radiology , technetium , presentation (obstetrics) , cardiology , chest pain , cardiac function curve , nuclear medicine
Patients with primary angiosarcoma of the heart typically have the signs of right‐sided congestive heart failure pericardial chest pain and pericardial effusion. The diagnosis of this uncommon tumor can be confirmed by nuclear cardiac scan to demonstrate any filling defect. The authors suggest that patients with this clinical presentation undergo nuclear heart scan as a noninvasive screening test to visualize the cardiac chambers and evaluate cardiac function.