Why the study?
Cardiac hemangiomas are rare benign cardiac tumors with variable clinical presentation that may be mistakenly diagnosed as cardiac myxomas.
Left atrial hemangiomas can mimic cardiac myxomas and require histopathological examination for definitive diagnosis.
Left atrial masses warrant histopathology to exclude hemangioma misdiagnosed as myxoma; review extends sparse data on these rare tumors.
Cardiac hemangiomas are very rare benign cardiac tumors. They can present at any age and clinical presentation varies according to location and size. We encountered an 87-year-old woman with a left atrial hemangioma clinically diagnosed as cardiac myxoma. Histopathological examination revealed that it was a cavernous-type hemangioma Left atrial hemangiomas, especially those attached to the left atrium wall, may be mistakenly diagnosed as myxomas. Furthermore, a comprehensive review of atrial hemangioma was conducted for the diagnosis and treatment of this uncommon entity.
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