DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2017.v05i04.005

Pages: 243-245

Primary cardiac tumors are rare and sarcomas account for 20% of all cardiac neoplasms. Cardiac angiosarcomas are rare rapidly progressive tumors with poor prognosis and often present a diagnostic challenge. We present the case of a 36 year old man who presented with syncope, chest pain and shortness of breath. ECHO and CT scan revealed a right atrial mass. He underwent debulking surgery, chemotherapy and radiation and was disease free for 1 year. Subsequently he recurred, received second line chemotherapy and achieved remission. However he recurred locally after another year and died at 2 years. It is important to diagnose these patients early since complete surgical resection offers the best result.