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ArticleJournal of cardiology cases2020

Cardiac angiosarcoma: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.

Tharani Krishnan, Gosta Pettersson, Rahul Mukherjee, Nimit Singhal

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Article in Journal of cardiology cases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Primary cardiac angiosarcoma: From pathogenesis to therapeutic strategies.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2026
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  5. Angiosarcoma: a 10-year retrospective study from a high-volume UK regional referral centre.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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  8. Minimally-Invasive Approach in the Setting of a Malignant Primary Cardiac Tumor.The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon reports · 2024
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  12. Cardiac angiosarcoma: a formidable challenge.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tharani KrishnanMedical Oncology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Gosta PetterssonThoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Rahul MukherjeeRadiation Oncology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Nimit SinghalMedical Oncology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Royal Adelaide Hospital · AUCleveland Clinic · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiac angiosarcomas are a rare group of soft tissue sarcomas, characterized by aggressive local growth and early spread. Because this is an uncommon disease, there is currently no standard treatment approach. When localized, surgery appears to lead to the best outcomes, but this can be technically challenging and not always feasible. Upfront chemoradiotherapy provides an alternative that may shrink the tumor to enable definitive surgical resection. We report a case of primary cardiac angiosarcoma with a complete metabolic and pathological response after upfront chemoradiotherapy with paclitaxel, who then underwent surgery, as a potential treatment option for patients with this rare condition. <

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Cardiac angiosarcomaChemoradiotherapyRight heart sarcoma

Identifiers

PMID32774528
PMCPMC7403564
OpenAlexW3025597305

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