Venous hemangioma in the right atrium possibly related to radiofrequency catheter ablation.
Venous hemangioma is a rare, benign cardiac tumor, usually in young or adult males. A 61-year-old woman with a clinical history of radiofrequency catheter ablation had venous hemangioma of the right atrium diagnosed after an episode of acute pain in the precordial region. The incidental discovery of the mass, clinical evaluation, operative procedure, pathologic findings and follow-up are reported, as well as the epidemiology, natural history, and diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Etiology may be related to damage to endothelial cells of the interatrial septum or to endocardial cells.
Wang
Xisheng
X
Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, PR China. wangxishengw@hotmail.com
Ji
Qiang
Q
Mei
Yunqing
Y
Yu
Hong
H
Feng
Jing
J
Cai
Jiangzhi
J
Sun
Yifeng
Y
Zhu
Chen
C
Li
Dawen
D
D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000601:surgery*