Key result
Surgical resection of an incidentally discovered right atrial mass in a 44-year-old male confirmed a rare cavernous haemangioma, followed by a good postoperative recovery.
Why the study?
Cardiac haemangiomas are rare causes of atrial masses.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights a rare presentation of a cavernous haemangioma in the right atrium, successfully treated with surgical resection.
Rare right atrial hemangiomas warrant consideration in incidental CT masses; leaves open optimal diagnostic and management strategies.
Cardiac haemangiomas are rare causes of atrial masses. This case report is of a 44-year-old male who presented with a right atrial mass that was found incidentally on a CT performed for renal colic. The mass was further investigated with a transthoracic echocardiogram that showed that it was echodense and arising from the Eustachian valve in the right atrium. Coronary angiogram revealed large well-developed atrial branches that crossed superiorly over the left atrium and entered the mass in the right atrium. Surgical resection was undertaken, and this confirmed that the mass had a fleshy, encapsulated appearance with a sessile stalk. Histology demonstrated a cavernous haemangioma. The patient had a residual small defect in the interatrial septum postoperatively but otherwise made a good recovery.
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S. Harrison (2022) conducted a case report in Cavernous haemangioma of the right atrium (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated. Surgical resection of an incidentally discovered right atrial mass in a 44-year-old male confirmed a rare cavernous haemangioma, followed by a good postoperative recovery.
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