title: Rare presentation of cardiac hemangiomas.
abstract: Cardiac hemangiomas are exceptionally rare tumors with an incidence of 1% to 2% of all detected benign heart neoplasms. The clinical appearance of the tumor varies considerably and may mimic other pathological findings of definite heart structures. We report two cases of cardiac hemangiomas presenting with an unusual location and clinical course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, and Institute of Pathology, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland. beat.kipfer@insel.ch
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kipfer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Englberger
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stauffer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carrel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006346:Heart Septum; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged