title: Giant tumor of the right atrium in infancy.
abstract: Cardiac hemangiomas can occur at any age, but they are extremely rare when they occur early after birth. We describe the case of a 5-month-old infant who had a giant right atrial capillary hemangioma associated with massive pericardial effusion. The tumor was incidentally diagnosed during routine clinical follow-up. The hemangioma was removed successfully under cardiopulmonary bypass, and the patient's postoperative course was uneventful. The occurrence of giant capillary hemangioma in infancy represents an unusual event in the relevant literature. Herein, we discuss the clinical features and surgical management of this rare primary tumor of infancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Division, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Education & Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Onan
authors.forename: Sertac
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haydin
authors.forename: Ismihan Selen
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Onan
authors.forename: Celal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Akdeniz
authors.forename: Ender
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Odemis
authors.forename: Ihsan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bakir
mesh_terms: D016280:Atrial Function, Right / Q000502:physiology; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008026:Ligation; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D056346:Sternotomy