A rare case of left ventricular intramural hemangioma diagnosed using 1.5-T cardiac MRI with histopathological correlation and successfully treated by surgery

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2010 Feb;33(1):164-8. doi: 10.1007/s00270-009-9533-7. Epub 2009 Mar 19.

Abstract

Hemangiomas are vascular tumors composed of blood vessels, frequently localized in the skin and subcutaneous muscles; their localization in the heart is exceptional. The most common localizations are the lateral walls of the left ventricle, the anterior wall, and the septum. Mostly, these tumors grow intracavitarily, rarely intramurally. We describe a singular case of left ventricular intramural hemangioma, detected and diagnosed using newer magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modalities, confirmed by histopathological results, and treated successfully by surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology
  • Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Heart Ventricles / pathology*
  • Heart Ventricles / surgery*
  • Hemangioma / diagnosis*
  • Hemangioma / pathology
  • Hemangioma / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Rare Diseases