Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2014 Apr;47(2):149-151.
Cardiac Hemangioma: A Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Korea. hiy8801@gmail.com
- 2Department of Cardiology, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Korea.
Abstract
- Hemangioma of the heart, presenting as a primary cardiac tumor is extremely rare; it accounts for approximately 2% of all primary resected heart tumors. In our patient, the tumor was located in the orifice of the right lower pulmonary vein. Few cases of cardiac hemangiomas have been reported to arise from the left atrial (LA) wall. Left atrial hemangiomas, especially those attached to the LA wall, may be erroneously diagnosed as myxomas. Cardiac hemangioma is a rare disease; furthermore, a tumor arising from the LA wall and misconceived as a myxoma is extremely rare. We removed a mass misdiagnosed as a myxoma; it was pathologically confirmed to be a cardiac capillary hemangioma. Therefore, we report a rare case of a cardiac hemangioma misconceived as a myxoma; the tumor was removed successfully.
