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The disastrous “sun ray” sign in cardiac magnetic resonance: an indicator of angiosarcoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2013

Zehra Akkaya ,
Aysegul Gursoy  and
Ayse Erden
Zehra Akkaya*
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Ministry of Health Afyonkarahisar Dinar State Hospital, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Aysegul Gursoy
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Ministry of Health Eskisehir State Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey
Ayse Erden
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
*
Correspondence to: Z. Akkaya, Department of Radiology, Ministry of Health Afyonkarahisar Dinar State Hospital, Fatih mahallesi TOKI sitesi FG8 B blok No. 3 Dinar Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. Tel: +905056481647; Fax: +902723534017; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Distinguishing the benign and malignant cardiac masses is usually a diagnostic challenge, and safe, non-invasive, and reliable techniques are necessary to avoid any delay in treatment. The previously described “sun ray” appearance is an important sign in the diagnosis of cardiac angiosarcoma, and in this report we present 3-T magnetic resonance imaging findings to distinguish the rare but fatal cardiac angiosarcoma.

Keywords

Cardiac massangiosarcomacardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 24 , Issue 5 , October 2014 , pp. 929 - 931
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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