FDG PET/CT of uncommon cardiac angiosarcoma with bone metastases: a case report

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Submitted: March 29, 2022
Published: Apr 26, 2022
DOI: 10.29328/journal.jccm.1001130
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Tatiana Moreno-Monsalve
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital, Murcia, Spain
Laura Frutos-Esteban
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital, Murcia, Spain
Jose Luis Navarro-Fernández
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital, Murcia, Spain
Laroussi Mohamed-Salem
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital, Murcia, Spain
María Isabel Castellón-Sánchez
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital, Murcia, Spain
Ana Cristina Hernández-Martínez
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital, Murcia, Spain
Tomas Rodríguez-Locarno
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital, Murcia, Spain
Tomas Rodríguez-Locarno
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital, Murcia, Spain
Jose Fulgencio Contreras-Gutierrez
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital, Murcia, Spain
Jose Fulgencio Contreras-Gutierrez
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital, Murcia, Spain

Abstract

Cardiac angiosarcomas are rare malignant neoplasms with an aggressive clinical course. These are characterized by the absence of specific clinical findings, rapid growth with frequent metastasis at the time of diagnosis, correlated with poor prognosis, and reduced response to treatment. But with early diagnosis, more possibilities for treatment and survival can be provided. We report the case of a young woman diagnosed with right atrial angiosarcoma locally advanced with bone metastases detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT, which revealed distant disease extent at diagnosis, consequently, chemotherapy was started.

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Moreno-Monsalve, T., Frutos-Esteban, L., Navarro-Fernández, J. L., Mohamed-Salem, L., Castellón-Sánchez, M. I., Hernández-Martínez, A. C., … Contreras-Gutierrez, J. F. (2022). FDG PET/CT of uncommon cardiac angiosarcoma with bone metastases: a case report. Journal of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 7(1), 036–039. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jccm.1001130
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