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Cardiac Angiosarcoma

MedGen UID:
1643752
•Concept ID:
C2030354
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Heart Angiosarcoma

Definition

An angiosarcoma that arises from the heart. It most often arises in the right atrium near the atrioventricular groove. The prognosis is poor. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCardiac Angiosarcoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of a primary cardiac angiosarcoma with stereotactic body radiation therapy.
Stergioula A, Pantelis E
Hellenic J Cardiol 2023 Jul-Aug;72:70-71. Epub 2023 Apr 7 doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2023.04.001. PMID: 37030628
Dramatic Recovery from Cardiovascular Collapse: Paclitaxel as an Urgent Treatment for Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma.
Suzuki T, Yamamoto Y, Sakamoto N, Suzuki H, Tajiri K, Ishizu T, Fujisawa Y, Noguchi M, Ieda M, Hiramatsu Y, Sekine I
Intern Med 2021 Jan 1;60(1):67-71. Epub 2020 Aug 22 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5420-20. PMID: 32830183Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Single-agent gemcitabine in patients with advanced, pre-treated angiosarcoma: A multicenter, retrospective study.
Watson S, Verret B, Ropert S, Adam J, Bahleda R, Briand S, Cavalcanti A, Chamseddine AN, Court C, Fadel E, Faron M, Haddag-Miliani L, Henon C, Pechoux CL, Levy A, Mercier O, Ngo C, Honoré C, Cesne AL, Mir O
Cancer Med 2023 Feb;12(3):3160-3166. Epub 2022 Aug 15 doi: 10.1002/cam4.5147. PMID: 35971325Free PMC Article
Role of (18)F-FDG PET/CT imaging in cardiac and pericardial masses.
Yin H, Mao W, Tan H, Zhu N, Wan Q, Shi J, Qiu L, Xiu Y, Luo R, Yu H, Shi H
J Nucl Cardiol 2022 Jun;29(3):1293-1303. Epub 2021 Jan 18 doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02510-9. PMID: 33462788
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma with thrombosis and multiple bone marrow metastases mimicking lymphoma on (18)F-FDG PET/CT.
Jiang M, Chen P, Zheng J
J Nucl Cardiol 2022 Oct;29(5):2709-2712. Epub 2021 Jan 3 doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02462-0. PMID: 33393011
CT Findings of Pulmonary Metastases from Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma.
Chen Y, He X, Shang J, Zhang N, Li X, Liu J, Xu L, Liu D, Li Y, Sun Z, Wen Z
Curr Med Imaging 2021;17(10):1216-1220. doi: 10.2174/1573405617666210521151753. PMID: 34061006
Clinical and imaging manifestations of primary cardiac angiosarcoma.
Yu JF, Cui H, Ji GM, Li SQ, Huang Y, Wang RN, Xiao WF
BMC Med Imaging 2019 Feb 14;19(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s12880-019-0318-4. PMID: 30764784Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Isolated primary cardiac angiosarcoma.
Evbayekha E, Rao AK, Leidenfrost J, Reiss CK
Curr Probl Cardiol 2024 May;49(5):102472. Epub 2024 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2024.102472. PMID: 38369202
Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma.
Guo S, Guo Q
Int Heart J 2021 Mar 30;62(2):458-462. Epub 2021 Mar 17 doi: 10.1536/ihj.20-581. PMID: 33731530
Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma.
Cottini M, Pergolini A, Gentile P, Musumeci F
J Card Surg 2016 Jan;31(1):63-4. Epub 2015 Nov 25 doi: 10.1111/jocs.12672. PMID: 26602057
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma - a review.
Patel SD, Peterson A, Bartczak A, Lee S, Chojnowski S, Gajewski P, Loukas M
Med Sci Monit 2014 Jan 23;20:103-9. doi: 10.12659/MSM.889875. PMID: 24452054Free PMC Article
Cardiac angiosarcoma--a review.
Murinello A, Mendonça P, Abreu A, Santos AL, Roquete J, Pinto E, Alpendra J, Semedo J, Rodrigues A, Cunha D, Coelho JF, Lourenço S, Miranda S
Rev Port Cardiol 2007 May;26(5):577-84. PMID: 17691282

Therapy

Single-agent gemcitabine in patients with advanced, pre-treated angiosarcoma: A multicenter, retrospective study.
Watson S, Verret B, Ropert S, Adam J, Bahleda R, Briand S, Cavalcanti A, Chamseddine AN, Court C, Fadel E, Faron M, Haddag-Miliani L, Henon C, Pechoux CL, Levy A, Mercier O, Ngo C, Honoré C, Cesne AL, Mir O
Cancer Med 2023 Feb;12(3):3160-3166. Epub 2022 Aug 15 doi: 10.1002/cam4.5147. PMID: 35971325Free PMC Article
Right atrial cardiac angiosarcoma treated with concurrent proton beam therapy and paclitaxel: A novel approach to a rare disease.
Mangla A, Gupta A, Mansur DB, Abboud S, Rothermel LD, Oliveira GH
Thorac Cancer 2021 Apr;12(7):1131-1133. Epub 2021 Feb 19 doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.13895. PMID: 33605065Free PMC Article
Pediatric Metastatic Cardiac Angiosarcoma Successfully Treated With Multimodal Therapy: Case Report and Review of Literature.
Koo J, Knight-Perry J, Galambos C, Browne LP, Cost CR
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2021 Mar 1;43(2):e203-e206. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001674. PMID: 31725539
Cardiac angiosarcoma in a pregnant woman: a case report and review of the literature.
Saraiva F, Antunes M, Providência LA
Acta Cardiol 2012 Dec;67(6):727-31. doi: 10.1080/ac.67.6.2184678. PMID: 23393946
Cardiac angiosarcoma management and outcomes: 20-year single-institution experience.
Look Hong NJ, Pandalai PK, Hornick JL, Shekar PS, Harmon DC, Chen YL, Butrynski JE, Baldini EH, Raut CP
Ann Surg Oncol 2012 Aug;19(8):2707-15. Epub 2012 Apr 3 doi: 10.1245/s10434-012-2334-2. PMID: 22476752

Prognosis

Cardiac angiosarcoma: a case report.
Farzin AO, Nejad SS
J Int Med Res 2023 Nov;51(11):3000605231211772. doi: 10.1177/03000605231211772. PMID: 37987637Free PMC Article
Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma.
Guo S, Guo Q
Int Heart J 2021 Mar 30;62(2):458-462. Epub 2021 Mar 17 doi: 10.1536/ihj.20-581. PMID: 33731530
Cardiac magnetic resonance in cardiac angiosarcoma.
Lindsey J, Stacey RB
Echocardiography 2017 Jul;34(7):1077-1081. Epub 2017 Jun 29 doi: 10.1111/echo.13598. PMID: 28664548
Cardiac angiosarcoma--a review.
Murinello A, Mendonça P, Abreu A, Santos AL, Roquete J, Pinto E, Alpendra J, Semedo J, Rodrigues A, Cunha D, Coelho JF, Lourenço S, Miranda S
Rev Port Cardiol 2007 May;26(5):577-84. PMID: 17691282
Cardiac angiosarcoma.
Ohtahara A, Hattori K, Fukuki M, Hirata S, Ahmmed GU, Kato M, Fujimoto Y, Shigemasa C, Mashiba H
Intern Med 1996 Oct;35(10):795-8. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.35.795. PMID: 8933189

Clinical prediction guides

Role of (18)F-FDG PET/CT imaging in cardiac and pericardial masses.
Yin H, Mao W, Tan H, Zhu N, Wan Q, Shi J, Qiu L, Xiu Y, Luo R, Yu H, Shi H
J Nucl Cardiol 2022 Jun;29(3):1293-1303. Epub 2021 Jan 18 doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02510-9. PMID: 33462788
CT Findings of Pulmonary Metastases from Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma.
Chen Y, He X, Shang J, Zhang N, Li X, Liu J, Xu L, Liu D, Li Y, Sun Z, Wen Z
Curr Med Imaging 2021;17(10):1216-1220. doi: 10.2174/1573405617666210521151753. PMID: 34061006
Clinical characteristics associated with primary cardiac angiosarcoma outcomes: a surveillance, epidemiology and end result analysis.
Zhang C, Huang C, Zhang X, Zhao L, Pan D
Eur J Med Res 2019 Aug 19;24(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s40001-019-0389-2. PMID: 31426842Free PMC Article
Cardiac angiosarcoma: histopathologic, immunohistochemical, and cytogenetic analysis of 10 cases.
Leduc C, Jenkins SM, Sukov WR, Rustin JG, Maleszewski JJ
Hum Pathol 2017 Feb;60:199-207. Epub 2016 Nov 4 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2016.10.014. PMID: 27818284
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma.
Yaymaci B, Kirali K, Akdemir R, Kotiloglu E, Başaran Y
Echocardiography 2001 Oct;18(7):609-11. doi: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2001.00609.x. PMID: 11737972

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