Key result
Orthotopic heart transplantation was utilized as a treatment for a giant unresectable cardiac lymphangioma, though the patient ultimately died from a severe lower digestive tract hemorrhage.
Why the study?
Cardiac lymphangiomas are extremely rare and typically treated with resection, presenting management challenges when unresectable.
Case Report (n=1)
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Heart transplantation may be indicated for rare cases of giant unresectable cardiac lymphangiomas presenting with congestive heart failure.
Supports transplant evaluation in rare unresectable cardiac lymphangiomas with heart failure; leaves open need for additional evidence.
Primary cardiac tumors are rare, and most are benign. Cardiac lymphangiomas are extremely rare, being most frequently diagnosed casually in asymptomatic patients or upon complications derived from compression. As in most benign tumors, the treatment is resection. We report the case of a 69-year-old female who debuts with congestive heart failure and is then diagnosed with a giant unresectable lymphangioma.
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Domínguez-Massa et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Giant unresectable cardiac lymphangioma (n=1). Orthotopic heart transplantation was evaluated on Clinical outcome. Orthotopic heart transplantation was utilized as a treatment for a giant unresectable cardiac lymphangioma, though the patient ultimately died from a severe lower digestive tract hemorrhage.
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