Abstract
We report a rare case of right ventricular hemangioma. In an asymptomatic 56-year-old man, echocardiography as a part of medical checkup demonstrated a pedunculated tumor, 1.0×1.3×1.5 cm, arising from the free wall of the right ventricle. No findings were seen of a feeding artery to the tumor or vascular blush in preoperative coronary angiography. Sucssessful resection was done through right atriotomy under total cardiopulmonary bypass. The histological examination revealed capillary hemangioma. The postoperative clinical course was uneventful, but requires careful follow-up for possible coronary cardiac fistula. This is the fifth case of right ventricular hemangioma, to our knowledge, ever reported in Japan.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Vander STJ. Unusual primary tumors of the heart. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000; 12: 89–100.
Brizard C, Latremounille C, Jebara VA, Acar C, Fabiani J, Deloche A, et al. Cardiac hemangiomas. Ann Thorac Surg 1993; 56: 390–4.
Colucci WS, Braunwald E. Primary tumors of the heart. In: Braunwald E, Heart Disease—a Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 4th ed. Boston: W.B. Saunders, 1992: 1451–64.
Matsutani T, Nakanishi K, Ehara K, Takahashi S, Nakagawa J, Ishiai S. Intramyocardial hemangioma of the right ventricle with successful resection—report of a case and review of the literature. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1989; 37: 1570–76.
Oda K, Tamiya T, Yamamoto A, Toki T, Hirose K, Izumi S. A case of right ventricular hemangioma. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1991; 39: 200–203.
Ando M, Takeuchi Y, Gomi A, Okamura Y, Sakurai Y, Mitsui K, et al. Cardiac hemangioma of the interventricular septum and the right ventricle. A case report. Kyobu Geka 1993; 46: 883–5.
Harada H, Hirata T, Udoh J, Kunitomo K, Hara M, Kitamura N. Cardiac hemangioma of the right ventricle—report of a case. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 46: 629–33.
Soberman MS, Plauth WH, Winn KJ, Forest GC, Hatcher CR, Sink JD. Hemangioma of the right ventricle causing outflow tract obstruction. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1988; 96: 307–9.
Jebara V, Sarkis A, Acar C, Mihaileanu S, Dervanian P, Fabiani JN, et al. Coronary artery—left ventricle fistulas after cardiac surgery. Am Heart J 1991; 122: 1759–62.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Ikeda, M., Ohashi, H., Tsutsumi, Y. et al. Pedunculated hemangioma in the right ventricle. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 49, 590–592 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02913539
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02913539