Key result
Resected primary mitral valve hemangioendothelioma recurs and infiltrates the heart after a few months.
Why the study?
Primary cardiac hemangioendothelioma is a very rare tumor with fewer than 20 cases reported worldwide, and involvement of the mitral valve is extremely rare.
Primary cardiac hemangioendothelioma of the mitral valve is extremely rare and can exhibit aggressive recurrence despite successful initial resection.
Rapid recurrence after resection warrants close surveillance; leaves open optimal adjuvant strategies for this rare tumor.
Primary cardiac hemangioendothelioma is a very rare tumor. Up to now, <20 cases have been reported worldwide; involvement of mitral valve by the tumor is extremely rare. In this report, a case of hemangioendothelioma arose from the mitral valve and was successfully resected, and after few months the tumor recurred and infiltrated the heart.
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Arafa et al. (2018) studied this question. Primary cardiac hemangioendothelioma arising from the mitral valve was successfully resected but recurred and infiltrated the heart after a few months.
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