title: Giant Cardiac Cavernous Hemangioma.
abstract: We report the case of an asymptomatic giant cardiac cavernous hemangioma in a 71-year-old man. The intracardiac mass was discovered incidentally during surveillance for his prostate cancer; however, the patient initially declined intervention. On presentation to our institution 7 years later, the lesion had enlarged significantly, and the patient consented to excision. At surgery, an 8 × 6.5 × 4.8 cm intracardiac mass located on the inferior heart border was excised with an intact capsule through a median sternotomy approach. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course. We discuss the diagnostic workup, treatment, and characteristics of this rare cardiac tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: ebunger@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Unger
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Costic
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laub
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male