Copyright © 2007, The European Society of Cardiology
Cardiac cavernous hemangioma
Department of Echocardiography, Shahid Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical Center, Tehran, Iran
Received 21 May 2006; received in revised form 3 July 2006; accepted after revision 15 July 2006.
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Among primary cardiac tumors, hemangiomas are relatively rare with a reported incidence of 2.8%. To date, less than 100 cases are reported in literature. We present a 40-year-old woman with atypical chest discomfort of 1 month duration, previous history of glomus tumor of hand and a large cavernous hemangioma of right atrium.
Keywords: Cardiac neoplasm; Cavernous hemangioma; Interatrial septum