Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the right atrium invaded the superior vena cava: case report and review of literature

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Jan;37(1):285-290. doi: 10.1007/s10554-020-01963-w. Epub 2020 Aug 18.

Abstract

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare hemangioma that can occur anywhere in the body. It occurs most commonly in the liver and lungs, rarely from the heart, and the etiology or risk factors are unclear. So far, timely detection and radical resection is a more acceptable treatment. Reviewing the literature, few cases of cardiac EHE have been reported. We present a rare case of EHE of the right atrium invaded the superior vena cava.

Keywords: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma; Heart neoplasms; Magnetic resonance imaging; Tomography, X-ray computed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria / pathology*
  • Heart Atria / surgery
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Heart Neoplasms / surgery
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / pathology*
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vena Cava, Superior / diagnostic imaging
  • Vena Cava, Superior / pathology*
  • Vena Cava, Superior / surgery