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Localization of angiosarcoma by peri-operative transesophageal echocardiography

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Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) cannot always clearly identify angiosarcoma. A 22 year old woman presented with dyspnea. Preoperative TTE showed no tumor, and CT and MR both gave the impression that an extra-cardiac, mediastinal tumor was present. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), performed during surgery showed an intra-cardiac tumor, which was a well-delineated mass at the intra-ventricular groove of the right heart and surrounding the superior vena cava. The tumor was excised and found to be a malignant angiosarcoma. TEE provides diagnostic advantages over other cardiac imaging techniques and can serve as a useful adjunct during and before intrathoracic surgery.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, No.21, Sec. 2, Nanya S. Rd., Banciao Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC

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Chen, YC. Localization of angiosarcoma by peri-operative transesophageal echocardiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 33, 1749–1751 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-017-1183-2

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