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ArticleCureus2025

Punch Biopsy as a Diagnostic Keystone for Metastatic Cardiac Angiosarcoma Treated With Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy: A Case Report.

Aonghus Joyce, Gráinne Murphy, Cynthia C Heffron, David Aherne, Richard M Bambury

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Aonghus JoyceMedical Oncology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, IRL.
Gráinne MurphyRheumatology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, IRL.
Cynthia C HeffronHistopathology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, IRL.
David AherneCardiothoracic Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Cork, IRL.
Richard M BamburyMedical Oncology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, IRL.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Angiosarcoma is a rare, aggressive malignancy originating from endothelial cells and associated with a poor prognosis. Diagnosis is histologically challenging. We present a rare case of cardiac angiosarcoma involving multiple presentations and investigations, which were inconclusive until a diagnosis was finally reached on a biopsy of a cutaneous lesion. Clinical and radiologic response to systemic anthracycline-based chemotherapy is discussed. This is the first reported case of right atrial primary cardiac angiosarcoma presenting with cardiac symptoms rather than systemic symptoms. The case illustrates the challenges associated with the diagnosis of this rare malignancy. It also highlights the feasibility of using anthracycline-based chemotherapy despite the potential cardiotoxicity of these agents.

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PMID40012695
PMCPMC11859415

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