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Cardiac hemangioma: a case report.

Sung-Yong Hong¹, Kyung-Taek Park¹, Yang-Haeng Lee¹

¹Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Korea.

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Summary

This study reports a rare case of cardiac hemangioma, a benign heart tumor, misdiagnosed as a myxoma. Successful surgical removal confirmed the capillary hemangioma diagnosis, highlighting diagnostic challenges.

Keywords:

Heart neoplasms Hemangioma Left atrium Myxoma

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Area of Science:

Cardiology
Pathology

Background:

Primary cardiac tumors are rare, with hemangiomas accounting for only 2% of resected cases.
Cardiac hemangiomas originating from the left atrial wall are exceptionally uncommon.

Observation:

A patient presented with a cardiac mass initially misdiagnosed as a left atrial myxoma.
The tumor was located at the orifice of the right lower pulmonary vein.

Findings:

Pathological examination confirmed the mass to be a cardiac capillary hemangioma, not a myxoma.
This case highlights the potential for misdiagnosis of left atrial hemangiomas as myxomas due to similar presentations.

Implications:

Accurate preoperative diagnosis of cardiac hemangiomas is crucial to avoid misdiagnosis and ensure appropriate treatment.
This case underscores the importance of considering rare differential diagnoses in cardiac oncology.