Metastatic cardiac osteosarcoma--imaging features

A Atra; A G Shankar; A R Padhani

doi:10.1259/bjr.71.843.9616248

Metastatic cardiac osteosarcoma--imaging features

Br J Radiol. 1998 Mar;71(843):336-9. doi: 10.1259/bjr.71.843.9616248.

Authors

A Atra¹, A G Shankar, A R Padhani

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatric Oncology, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK.

PMID: 9616248
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.71.843.9616248

Abstract

There are several reports of osteosarcoma metastases to the heart. A rare case of a metastatic osteosarcoma to the endocardium of the left atrium in a 17 year old patient is described. The radiological features are discussed in detail.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Femoral Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Femoral Neoplasms / pathology*
Heart Atria
Heart Neoplasms / secondary*
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
Osteosarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
Osteosarcoma / secondary*
Radiography
Radionuclide Imaging