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Giant Cardiac Cavernous Hemangioma.

Eric Unger1, Joseph Costic1, Glenn Laub1

  • 1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Summary

A rare cardiac tumor, giant cavernous hemangioma, was incidentally found in an asymptomatic 71-year-old man. Surgical excision was successful after the tumor grew over seven years.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Oncology
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Cardiac tumors are rare, with hemangiomas being an infrequent subtype.
  • Giant cavernous hemangiomas of the heart are exceptionally rare, often presenting incidentally.

Observation:

  • An asymptomatic 71-year-old male patient was incidentally diagnosed with a giant cardiac cavernous hemangioma during prostate cancer surveillance.
  • The intracardiac mass enlarged significantly over a 7-year period, prompting the patient to consent to surgical intervention.

Findings:

  • Surgical excision of an 8 × 6.5 × 4.8 cm intracardiac mass was performed via median sternotomy.
  • The giant cardiac cavernous hemangioma was successfully removed with an intact capsule, with an uneventful postoperative recovery.

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