Cardiac venous malformation concurrent with multiple hepatic venous malformations: A case report

Area of Science:

• Cardiovascular Medicine
• Vascular Surgery
• Diagnostic Imaging

Background:

• A 50-year-old woman with a history of right radical mastectomy presented with exertional dyspnea and chest tightness.
• Initial investigations revealed a cardiac mass and multiple hepatic lesions.

Observation:

• Hepatic lesions were biopsied, and histopathology confirmed them as venous malformations.
• Imaging findings and literature review suggested the cardiac mass was also a venous malformation.

Findings:

• The cardiac mass was surgically resected.
• Postoperative pathology confirmed the cardiac mass to be a venous malformation, aligning with the hepatic lesions.

Implications:

• This case highlights the potential for cardiac venous malformations to occur concurrently with hepatic venous malformations.
• It underscores the importance of considering rare vascular anomalies in the differential diagnosis of cardiac masses, especially in patients with a history of malignancy or other vascular lesions.