title: Cavernous hemangioma of the tricuspid valve: minimally invasive surgical resection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Raffale University Hospital, Milan, Italy. elisabettalapenna@tiscalinet.it
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lapenna
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Bonis
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Torracca
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Canna
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dell'Antonio
authors.forename: Ottavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alfieri
mesh_terms: 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