A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain in Childhood: Cardiac Angiosarcoma
Cardiac angiosarcomas are extremely rare in childhood, they
are rapidly progressive tumours that often present themselves
as diagnostic dilemmas, resulting in delayed diagnosis. Also,
extracardiac manifestations, including abdominal pain, are
extremely rare in patients with intracardiac tumors. We herein
present the case of a 15-year-old girl who presented with
abdominal pain. Echocardiography and thoracic computed
tomography showed right atrial mass. The patient underwent
surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Eight months after
treatment, abdominal recurrence was detected. The abdominal
mass was resected, and radiotherapy and new chemotherapy
protocol were given. The present c ...
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
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