title: Epitheloid hemangioendothelioma of the heart in infancy.
abstract: We report a case of primary cardiac epithelioid hemangioendothelioma arising from the right atrium of a 2-month-old infant. The tumor was found incidentally during exploratory sternotomy for recurrent pericardial effusion. This case represents a very rare situation, because this is the youngest patient found in relevant literature, and because it involves extensive infiltration by the tumor without any development of intracardiac mass appearance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. turkant@superonline.com
authors.forename: Turkan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tansel
authors.forename: Umrah
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Aydogan
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yilmazbayhan
authors.forename: Bilge
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bilgiç
authors.forename: Misten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demiryont
authors.forename: Ertan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Onursal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography