title: Epithelioid haemangioma of the heart.
abstract: The authors report a case of epithelioid haemangioma (EH) of the right atrium, the first description of this tumour originating in the heart. The lesion was found incidentally during a cardiac echocardiogram and diagnosed pre-operatively as cardiac myxoma. The tumour must be differentiated from the exceptionally rare epithelioid haemangioendothelioma (EHE) of the heart and from a cardiac myxoma. A correct pathological diagnosis is clinically important since EH is a benign tumour, whereas EHE and cardiac myxoma can recur and metastasize. The uneventful follow-up of this patient confirms the benign nature of EH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, New General Regional Hospital, University of Ancona, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Nictolis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brancorsini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goteri
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prat
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000473:pathology; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography