Rare tumors of the heart–angiosarcoma, pericardial lipoma, leiomyosarcoma, three case reports • JML Journal of Medicine and Life

2010, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp 178 – 182

Rare tumors of the heart–angiosarcoma, pericardial lipoma, leiomyosarcoma, three case reports

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Stoian I

Tepes Piser I

Kulcsar I

Chioncel O

Carp A

Macarie C

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Correspondence to:Ioana Stoian, M.D Ph.D, ‘Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu’ National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases 258 Fundeni, District 3, Bucharest, Romania ,email: dr_ioanstoian@yahoo.com

Abstract

Primary tumors of the heart, pericardium and inferior vena cava are extremely rare. Three cases of surgically / biopsy proven angiosarcoma of the right atrium, pericardial lipoma and leiomyosarcoma of inferior vena cava–demonstrated by ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)–are presented here.

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cardiac tumorscardiac angiosarcomapericardial lipomaleiomyosarcoma

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Article Publishing Date (print): 15-05-2010
Available Online: 25-05-2010

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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

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