title: Surgical treatment of a cavernous hemangioma of the left atrial roof.
abstract: A hemangioma that occurs as a primary tumor of the heart is extremely rare. The authors experienced a cavernous hemangioma located in the epicardium of the left atrial roof in a patient who had paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Resection of the tumor and cryo-coagulation yielded a satisfactory clinical course. No recurrence of the tumor is noted at the time of 5 years after operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Kanazawa Hospital, 1-1 Ishibiki, 920-8650, Kanazawa, Japan. matumoto@kinbyou.hosp.go.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography