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. 1979 Dec;42(6):734–737. doi: 10.1136/hrt.42.6.734

Haemangioendotheliosarcoma of the heart. Diagnosis and treatment.

P Bjerregaard, U Baandrup
PMCID: PMC482229  PMID: 575294

Abstract

A case of haemangioendotheliosarcoma of the right atrium in a 28-year-old man is reported. The presence of a continuous murmur to the right of the sternum as a clue to the diagnosis is pointed out, and the usefulness of cardiac catheterisation and angiography in making diagnosis emphasised. Irradiation therapy with cobalt-60 had a palliative effect upon this malignant tumour.

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