Cardiac Angiosarcoma-Associated Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephropathy. (18th May 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shahani, Lokesh; Beckmann, Michael; Vallurupalli, Srikanth
• Other Names: Panaccione Remo Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in medicine. Volume 2011(2011)
• Publication Date: 2011-05-18
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Case Reports; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1155/2011/956089
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-9627

Abstract

Abstract : Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is a rare cardiac tumor. The initial clinical course is often asymptomatic, and metastatic disease is present in a majority of affected patients at diagnosis. We present a patient who presented with a hemorrhagic pericardial effusion. No malignant cells were evident on cytological examination. He subsequently developed membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis requiring hemodialysis. Metastatic cardiac angiosarcoma was diagnosed 5 months later. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of paraneoplastic membranoproliferative glomerulopathy associated with cardiac angiosarcoma.