title: Asymptomatic right atrial cavernous hemangioma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A case of asymptomatic right atrial cavernous hemangioma in a 50-year-old man is reported. With right atriotomy under total cardiopulmonary bypass, the right atrial mass was identified as arising from the noncoronary Sinus of Valsalva. The mass was successfully resected with the Sinus of Valsalva closed primarily. The patient is alive and well 9 months following the operation. The incidental discovery of the mass, clinical evaluation, operative procedure, and pathologic findings are reported. We also briefly discuss the epidemiology, natural history, and the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to cardiac tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Tripler Army Medical Center, 1 Jarrett White Road, Honolulu, HI 96859-5000, USA. john.thomas2@hav.amedd.army.mil
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Alec T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Eror
authors.forename: Minh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kenney
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caravalho
mesh_terms: D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome