Open AccessMultimodal Imaging for the Assessment of a Cardiac Mass - A Case of Primary Cardiac Sarcoma
Author(s) -
Benjamin Abels,
Steffen Pfeiffer,
Jana Stix,
Johannes Schwab
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of radiology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1943-0922
DOI - 10.3941/jrcr.v11i11.3194
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , radiology , cardiac tumors , sarcoma , cardiac imaging , cardiac magnetic resonance , magnetic resonance imaging , cardiac magnetic resonance imaging , coronary angiography , heart failure , acute coronary syndrome , angiography , cardiology , pathology , myocardial infarction
We present a case of an 85-year-old patient who underwent clinical work-up for chronic heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, and pulmonary embolism, until she was diagnosed with a cardiac mass that was histologically identified as sarcoma. The aim of this educational case report is to raise awareness of cardiac masses and to point out diagnostic hints towards a cardiac tumor on chest X-ray, coronary angiography, echocardiography, and chest CT. Moreover, the vital role of cardiac magnetic resonance for the diagnosis of a cardiac mass is highlighted.