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Clinical symptoms often present with constitutional symptoms such as shortness of breath, weight loss, and fatigue. In addition, the tumour\u2019s location determines treatment options and prognosis. Multimodal imaging facilitates the detection and assessment of cardiovascular tumours. This case study presents a rare primary right heart cardiac sarcoma presenting with thrombocytopenia.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Case summary<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>An 80-year-old male presented to the emergency department with complaints of worsening dyspnoea, ease of bruising, and chest pain. An extensive investigation into the cause of thrombocytopenia was performed. A transthoracic echocardiogram, computed tomography scan, and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) image revealed a large mass affecting the right atrium and right ventricle. Myocardial biopsy showed high-grade angiosarcoma. Due to his advanced age and intraventricular septal involvement of the mass, the multidisciplinary team decided to proceed with palliative chemotherapy.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Many cardiac tumours remain asymptomatic, and the diagnosis is made at an advanced stage of the disease. Differential diagnoses of the intramural masses include haemangiomas, lipomas, rhabdomyomas, lymphomas, and sarcomas. Multiple treatment options should be considered to address thrombocytopenia. Tumour diagnosis and identification consist of laboratory tests and multimodal imaging. Complete surgical resection with neoadjuvant and adjuvant purposes is the mainstay of cardiac sarcoma therapy. A multidisciplinary, individualized care approach should be performed.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ehjcr\/ytac331","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,5]],"date-time":"2022-09-05T09:08:59Z","timestamp":1662368939000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Primary cardiac sarcoma presenting with easy bruising: a case report"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"Rina","family":"Mishra","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Albany Medical Center , 43 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208 , USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ealaf","family":"Shemmeri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albany Medical Center , 43 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208 , USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Saroj","family":"Pani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department 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