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Left atrial cardiac hemangioma: a report of two cases
Francesco Verunelli1, Andrea Amerini, Alessandro D'Alfonso
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy. f.verunelli@mail.ao-pisa.toscana.it
Abstract:
Cardiac hemangiomas are exceptionally rare tumors with an incidence of 1 to 3% of all detected benign heart neoplasms. We report 2 cases of left atrial hemangioma of which only one associated with clinical symptoms such as dyspnea and palpitations. Two years following surgical excision of the tumors, there was no echocardiographic evidence of recurrence.
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