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Sarcoma
Etiology

Unknown.
Pathogenesis

Unknown,
Epidemiology

Angiosarcomas are the most common type. However, any type of soft tissue sarcomas can occur in the heart.
These are all rare tumors.
General Gross Description

The angiosarcomas typically involve the right side, usually the right atrium.
Any anatomic site is subject to involvement within the heart, with extension in any direction, and possibly involving the parietal pericardium as well.
•Examples:
Sarcoma of heart
General Microscopic Description

Varies according to which of the soft tissue tumors is identified.
Some examples are too undifferentiated to classify, even with advances in immunohistochemistry.
•Examples:
References

Cardiovascular Pathology, 2nd ed. Silver MD (ed), Philadelphia: Saunders, 1991. pp. 1324-1331.

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Sarcoma
Synopsis by: J. Hasson, MD (T32100M89003)[359]
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