Right atrial hemangioma

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2008 Dec;9(12):1260-2. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328313e8a4.

Abstract

Hemangiomas are rare benign neoplasms of the heart generally diagnosed in young or middle-aged patients. We report a case of asymptomatic 71-year-old-woman in whom the tumor was detected after an echocardiogram. Echocardiography directs the diagnosis toward a cardiac mass but some aspects can suggest the hemangioma; MRI and coronary arteriography establishes the diagnosis showing the typical tumor blush.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Atria
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Hemangioma / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging