The bleeding heart: A case of cardiac angiosarcoma presenting with pulmonary hemorrhage and hemoptysis
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is an extremely rare and aggressive tumor that originates from the endothelial lining of cardiac blood vessels. We report a case of a 48-year-old man with history of military burn pit exposure, who presented with shortness of breath, cough, and hemoptysis. He was treated...
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| author | Maher Marar, MD Saad Mohammad, MD Ahmad Abdulraheem, MD Munther Hammad, MD Sa’ed Al Hayek, MD |
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| description | Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is an extremely rare and aggressive tumor that originates from the endothelial lining of cardiac blood vessels. We report a case of a 48-year-old man with history of military burn pit exposure, who presented with shortness of breath, cough, and hemoptysis. He was treated as a case of pneumonia, later he developed a diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage, and the etiology of his symptoms was found to be cardiac angiosarcoma with lung involvement. This case highlights the important clinical, radiological, and pathological characteristics of a rare cancer that commonly spreads to the lungs, urging healthcare providers to keep it in mind when diagnosing hemoptysis and pulmonary hemorrhage. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8c95b2f6874b4bafa7f8f1a8d4d469b12025-07-13T04:53:48ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332025-09-0120942574261The bleeding heart: A case of cardiac angiosarcoma presenting with pulmonary hemorrhage and hemoptysisMaher Marar, MD0Saad Mohammad, MD1Ahmad Abdulraheem, MD2Munther Hammad, MD3Sa’ed Al Hayek, MD4School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan; Corresponding author.Department of Medicine, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USADepartment of Medicine, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USADepartment of Medicine, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USADepartment of Medicine, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USAPrimary cardiac angiosarcoma is an extremely rare and aggressive tumor that originates from the endothelial lining of cardiac blood vessels. We report a case of a 48-year-old man with history of military burn pit exposure, who presented with shortness of breath, cough, and hemoptysis. He was treated as a case of pneumonia, later he developed a diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage, and the etiology of his symptoms was found to be cardiac angiosarcoma with lung involvement. This case highlights the important clinical, radiological, and pathological characteristics of a rare cancer that commonly spreads to the lungs, urging healthcare providers to keep it in mind when diagnosing hemoptysis and pulmonary hemorrhage.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332500456XAngiosarcomaCardiac angiosarcomaPulmonary hemorrhageHemoptysisSarcomaHeart |
| spellingShingle | Maher Marar, MD Saad Mohammad, MD Ahmad Abdulraheem, MD Munther Hammad, MD Sa’ed Al Hayek, MD The bleeding heart: A case of cardiac angiosarcoma presenting with pulmonary hemorrhage and hemoptysis Radiology Case Reports Angiosarcoma Cardiac angiosarcoma Pulmonary hemorrhage Hemoptysis Sarcoma Heart |
| title | The bleeding heart: A case of cardiac angiosarcoma presenting with pulmonary hemorrhage and hemoptysis |
| title_full | The bleeding heart: A case of cardiac angiosarcoma presenting with pulmonary hemorrhage and hemoptysis |
| title_fullStr | The bleeding heart: A case of cardiac angiosarcoma presenting with pulmonary hemorrhage and hemoptysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The bleeding heart: A case of cardiac angiosarcoma presenting with pulmonary hemorrhage and hemoptysis |
| title_short | The bleeding heart: A case of cardiac angiosarcoma presenting with pulmonary hemorrhage and hemoptysis |
| title_sort | bleeding heart a case of cardiac angiosarcoma presenting with pulmonary hemorrhage and hemoptysis |
| topic | Angiosarcoma Cardiac angiosarcoma Pulmonary hemorrhage Hemoptysis Sarcoma Heart |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332500456X |
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