Hemangioma of the right atrium: imaging and pathology.
BACKGROUND
Cardiac hemangiomas are benign neoplasms which have been reported to appear as well-circumscribed, homogenous, enhancing masses at imaging.


RESULTS
We report a 49-year-old woman with a cardiac hemangioma detected by echocardiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. The multiple imaging modalities showed features which have been reported in cardiac hemangiomas. The tumor was surgically excised and the diagnosis of cardiac hemangioma was made.


CONCLUSIONS
Cardiac hemangiomas are rare tumors with a variety of imaging features which may suggest the diagnosis.
De Filippo
Massimo
M
Section of Radiological Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences, Parma Hospital, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, 43100 Parma, Italy. massimo.defilippo@unipr.it
Corradi
Domenico
D
Nicolini
Francesco
F
Rastelli
Andrea
A
Ugo
Fabrizio
F
Araoz
Philip A
PA
Sverzellati
Nicola
N
Gherli
Tiziano
T
Zompatori
Maurizio
M
D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed