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Cardiac capillary hemangioma: A case report and brief review of the literature
Author(s) -
Han Yuna,
Chen Xin,
Wang Xiaobing,
Yang Liang,
Zeng Yanling,
Yang Jun
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22026
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , capillary hemangioma , hemangioma , complication , cardiac tumors , surgery , radiology , incidence (geometry) , histopathological examination , cardiology , pathology , physics , optics
Among primary cardiac tumors, hemangiomas are relatively rare, with a reported incidence of 2.8%. To date, less than 100 cases have been reported in literature. We report the case of a 61‐year‐old woman who complained from chest discomfort since 3 years and in whom transthoracic echocardiography revealed a pedunculated tumor in the left ventricle. The tumor was successfully resected and its histopathological examination revealed a capillary hemangioma. The patient had an uneventful recovery without any complication. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 42:53–56, 2014