Abad C, Campo E, Estruch R, Condom E, Barriuso C, Tassies D, Paré J C
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Clínico, Barcelona, Spain.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1990 Feb;49(2):305-8. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(90)90156-z.
A case of left atrial hemangioma with papillary endothelial hyperplasia in a 42-year-old man is reported. With the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass, the tumor was resected, and the patient is well 22 months after operation. The clinical symptoms at initial examination, operative procedure, and pathological findings are reported, and the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to cardiac tumors are described briefly. A review of surgically treated hemangiomas is also given.
