Left ventricular hemangioma.
Cardiac hemangiomas are rare, primary benign cardiac tumors. The authors report their experience of diagnosis and treatment of an hemangioma localized into the left ventricle. The tumor could be successfully resected and there is no recurrence at 1 year follow-up.
Manasse
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Cardiac Surgery Department, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano, Milan, Italy. eric.manasse@humanitas.it
Nicolini
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Canziani
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Gallotti
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans