title: Resection of a giant cardiac hemangioma.
abstract: We present a case of a 61-year-old female who underwent excision of the mass within left atrial appendage. She underwent cardiac surgery due to cardiac tumor. The tumor was measured 6 cm, and it was completely resected. After surgery, pathological examination diagnosed endocardiac-based cardiac hemangioma. The post operative course was uneventful and the patient discharged on the 18th postoperative day.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Hospital Organization Sendai Medical Center, 2-8-8, Miyagino, Miyagino-ku, Sendai 983-8520, Japan.
authors.forename: Asako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujikawa
mesh_terms: D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged