title: Surgical management of an epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the superior vena cava protruding into the right atrium.
abstract: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EH) is a rare malignant tumor of vascular origin that often involves soft tissues and visceral organs, and less commonly, large veins. We report a case of EH of the superior vena cava protruding into the right atrium and its surgical management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Allain
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hajj-Chahine
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lacroix
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tomasi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Corbi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jayle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*