title: Left atrial cardiac hemangioma: a report of two cases.
abstract: Cardiac hemangiomas are exceptionally rare tumors with an incidence of 1 to 3% of all detected benign heart neoplasms. We report 2 cases of left atrial hemangioma of which only one associated with clinical symptoms such as dyspnea and palpitations. Two years following surgical excision of the tumors, there was no echocardiographic evidence of recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy. f.verunelli@mail.ao-pisa.toscana.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Verunelli
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amerini
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Alfonso
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Viacava
authors.forename: Massimo A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mariani
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Comella
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pesola
authors.forename: Jan G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Grandjean
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography