title: A rare case of left ventricular intramural hemangioma diagnosed using 1.5-T cardiac MRI with histopathological correlation and successfully treated by surgery.
abstract: Hemangiomas are vascular tumors composed of blood vessels, frequently localized in the skin and subcutaneous muscles; their localization in the heart is exceptional. The most common localizations are the lateral walls of the left ventricle, the anterior wall, and the septum. Mostly, these tumors grow intracavitarily, rarely intramurally. We describe a singular case of left ventricular intramural hemangioma, detected and diagnosed using newer magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modalities, confirmed by histopathological results, and treated successfully by surgery.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Mediterranean Institute of Transplantation and High Specialization Therapy (ISMETT), Palermo, Italy. gmarrone@ismett.edu
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marrone
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sciacca
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Ancona
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pilato
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luca
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gridelli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D035583:Rare Diseases