title: An exceptional cause of progressive dyspnoea in a renal transplant recipient: hemangioma of the mitral valve.
abstract: Primary cardiac hemangioma is a very rare benign vascular tumor, with valvular hemangiomas being even less frequent as valves are generally avascular structures. We present the first case of mitral valve hemangioma in a renal transplant recipient. Patient presented with progressive dyspnea. Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) demonstrated a 0.8x0.9-cm pedunculated tumor mass on the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve. Coronary angiography identified a small artery which filled from the circumflex artery and fed the tumor. The tumor was surgically removed. Histopathological examination revealed a hemangioma. The postoperative course was uneventful with stable graft function.
authors: Department of Nephrology, Arterial Hypertension, Dialysis and Transplantation, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, and School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors: Ivana
authors: I
authors: Juric
authors: Irzal
authors: I
authors: Hadzibegovic
authors: Petar
authors: P
authors: Kes
authors: Bojan
authors: B
authors: Biocina
authors: Davor
authors: D
authors: Milicic
authors: Nikolina
authors: N
authors: Basic-Jukic
mesh_terms: D018450:Disease Progression; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology