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Respiratory medicine
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma presenting with haemoptysis
  1. Abraham Tolentino-de la Mora,
  2. Zoila Elizabeth Verdugo-Carrión,
  3. Roger Alexis Vázquez-Castro and
  4. Ricardo Vega-Barrientos
  1. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Mexico city, Mexico
  1. Correspondence to Dr Abraham Tolentino-de la Mora; dr.a.tolentino{at}outlook.com

Abstract

A male patient in his 30s presented to the emergency room with a 1-week history of dyspnoea that progressed to haemoptysis, having coughed up approximately 200 mL of blood on two occasions. On diagnostic investigation, a mediastinal tumour infiltrating the free wall of the right atrium and multiple pulmonary nodules were discovered. The first suspicion was a neoplasm of pulmonary origin, and a bronchoscopy was performed, histology reported a probable cardiac origin for the neoplasm. A subsequent biopsy confirmed the presence of a primary cardiac angiosarcoma. An extension CT scan revealed brain metastases. The patient received chemotherapy treatment, resulting in a partial response to date. This case is one of the few reported instances of cardiac neoplasm presenting with respiratory symptoms.

  • Cancer - see Oncology
  • Respiratory medicine

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2023-256596

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    • Contributors The following authors were responsible for drafting of the text, sourcing and editing of clinical images, investigation results, drawing original diagrams and algorithms, and critical revision for important intellectual content: AT-dlM, RAV-C and ZEV-C were responsible for the drafting of the text, sourcing and editing clinical images, and investigation results. AT-dlM was responsible for the critical revision of important intellectual content. RAV-C and ZEV-C were responsible for the interview of the patient. RV-B was the lead clinician in charge of patient care and review the final draft of this case. The following authors gave final approval of the manuscript: AT-dlM, RAV-C, ZEV-C and RV-B.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

    • Competing interests None declared.

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