Cavernous hemangioma of the tricuspid valve: minimally invasive surgical resection.
Cardiac hemangioma is a rare, benign vascular tumor, occurring with an incidence of 1% to 2% of all detected benign heart neoplasms. Hemangioma of the tricuspid valve has never been previously reported. We describe the successful excision of this tumor through a right anterolateral mini-thoracotomy in a 49-year-old woman. Competency of the valve was confirmed intraoperatively and at discharge by transesophageal echocardiography.
Lapenna
Elisabetta
E
Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Raffale University Hospital, Milan, Italy. elisabettalapenna@tiscalinet.it
De Bonis
Michele
M
Torracca
Lucia
L
La Canna
Giovanni
G
Dell'Antonio
Giacomo
G
Alfieri
Ottavio
O
D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography