Dyspnea ocurring from an unsuspected site
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https://doi.org/10.37615/retic.v3n2a6Keywords:
angiosarcoma, pericardial tumor, hemopericardium.Abstract
Primary pericardial angiosarcoma is an extremely rare tumor associated with a very poor prognosis. This is a presentation of a case of a patient presenting with acute constitutional symptoms and dyspnea in whom a hemopericardium due to a pericardial tumor. The case evolved rapidly and ended fatally. The diagnosis of primary pericardial angiosarcoma was made in the autopsy.
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