Resection of a left atrial hemangioma. Report of a case and overview of the literature on resected cardiac hemangiomas.
We present the case of a 76-year-old woman who presented with dyspnea on exertion. Echocardiography revealed a mass located in the left atrium in proximity to the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve. The mass was successfully excised under cardiopulmonary bypass. Histopathologic analysis showed a capillary hemangioma. Twenty-five months after surgery, the patient remained asymptomatic, and her echocardiogram was normal. Herein, we discuss the histopathology and the clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of hemangiomas. We include a selected overview of the literature on surgically treated patients.
Abad
Cipriano
C
Service of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. cabad@telefonica.net
de Varona
Serguei
S
Limeres
Miguel A
MA
Morales
Juan
J
Marrero
José
J
D000368:Aged; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans