title: Lymphangioma of the left ventricle.
abstract: Cardiac lymphangiomas are one of the rarest types of cardiac tumors. We describe the case of a 31-year-old male with a large left ventricular lymphangioma which was totally excised on cardiopulmonary bypass. The surgical management of this rare cardiac tumor is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. zhixiongh@sina.com
authors.forename: Zhixiong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male