Cavernous hemangioma of the mitral valve is a rare benign tumor that can cause significant valve deformation and insufficiency requiring surgical replacement.
Rare mitral hemangiomas merit inclusion in atypical regurgitation differentials; leaves open optimal strategies pending larger series.
The article presents a clinical case of a rare benign heart neoplasm -a cavernous mitral valve hemangioma. Infiltrative growth of the tumor led to deformation of the valve with the development of mitral insufficiency and its replacement with a mechanical prosthesis.
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