Hemangioma of the left ventricular cavity: presumptive diagnosis by magnetic resonance imaging.
In a 16-year-old boy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a 1 x 1.5-cm tumor on a stalk attached to the anterior ventricular wall. The tumor showed homogeneous enhancement after the administration of gadolinium(Gd)-DTPA, indicating it was highly vascular. The tumor was excised during surgery and the histological examination led to a diagnosis of juvenile hemangioendothelioma. MRI therefore allowed a definitive diagnosis of cardiac hemangioma to be made preoperatively. This case represents the first reported instance of a benign left ventricular hemangioma diagnosed by MRI.
Fukuzawa
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Department of Internal Medicine, Funabashi Municipal Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Yamamoto
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Shimada
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Katagiri
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Ozawa
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D000293:Adolescent; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male