{"title":"Unusual Finding in a Patient Presenting with Abdominal Pain and Dyspnea.","authors":"Wisam Al-Saad, Nasroola Damry, Gerogiana Pintea Bentea","doi":"10.5334/jbsr.3549","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article discusses the rarity of primary cardiac tumors, particularly angiosarcomas, accounting for 10% of primary cardiac neoplasms. The article highlights the challenge of early diagnosis due to nonspecific symptoms. The importance of sectional imaging, particularly computed tomography (CT) scans, in emergent situations is emphasized. <i>Teaching point:</i> Despite the rarity of primary cardiac tumors, radiologists should remain alert, especially when pericardial effusion is present.</p>","PeriodicalId":55987,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology","volume":"108 1","pages":"49"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11086608/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.3549","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This article discusses the rarity of primary cardiac tumors, particularly angiosarcomas, accounting for 10% of primary cardiac neoplasms. The article highlights the challenge of early diagnosis due to nonspecific symptoms. The importance of sectional imaging, particularly computed tomography (CT) scans, in emergent situations is emphasized. Teaching point: Despite the rarity of primary cardiac tumors, radiologists should remain alert, especially when pericardial effusion is present.
期刊介绍:
The purpose of the Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology is the publication of articles dealing with diagnostic and interventional radiology, related imaging techniques, allied sciences, and continuing education.