Complete resection of pulmonary artery hemangioma on the beating heart

Sameh Atta1, Danilo Verdichizzo1, Rhona Taberham1

  • 1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.

Cardiac hemangiomas are rare entities and very few cases have been reported where they originate from the main arteries of the heart. We present a case of hemangioma arising from the main pulmonary artery, which was completely resected with clear margins on the beating heart.

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