This case report highlights a rare presentation of right atrial hemangioma presenting solely with cardiac tamponade.
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Tamponade as sole presentation of right atrial hemangioma warrants inclusion in differentials; extends rare tumor spectrum but leaves management open.
Primary cardiac tumors are rare, with an incidence range between 0.001% and 0.030% at autopsy. Recent technical advances have facilitated diagnosis and surgical treatment of such lesions. Patients with a resectable tumor usually have a good prognosis, but patients with an unresectable tumor may have a poor prognosis. This report shows a case of right atrial hemangioma growing like an extracardiac mass, with cardiac tamponade the only clinical presentation.
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