title: Cardiac Cavernous Hemangioma Coexisting With Pulmonary Cavernous Hemangiomas and Giant Hepatic Hemangioma.
abstract: We describe a case of cardiac cavernous hemangioma with coexisting pulmonary cavernous hemangiomas and hepatic hemangioma. A 35-year-old woman who had previously received a living donor liver transplant to cure giant hepatic hemangioma was seen because of chest pain. A cardiac neoplasm and multiple pulmonary nodules were detected. The tumor was surgically removed, and biopsy specimens were taken from the lung nodules. Histopathologic examination confirmed that both lesions were cavernous hemangiomas. The patient was discharged without adverse events postoperatively. Cardiac hemangioma is an extremely rare entity; the present case is unique for its multiorgan involvement. Suspicion of this entity should be aroused if the imaging manifestation suggests a vascular nature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Chunping
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: h.chen@fuan.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Yunqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D019520:Living Donors; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D056346:Sternotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome