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Case Reports
. 2025 Feb 19;30(4):102956.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102956.

Cardiac Cavernous Hemangioma

Fatima Qamar  1 , Chloe Kharsa  1 , Portia Letham  1 , Joe Aoun  1 , Sachin S Goel  1 , Neal S Kleiman  1 , Michael J Reardon  1 , Marvin D Atkins  2
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Case Reports

Cardiac Cavernous Hemangioma

Fatima Qamar et al. JACC Case Rep. .

Abstract

Around 2% of resected cardiac masses are ascribed to primary cardiac hemangiomas. With a variety of symptoms and variable natural history, these masses can be challenging to diagnose. This paper describes a case of a left ventricular mass in a young patient which was ultimately excised and diagnosed as a cavernous hemangioma.

Keywords: apical mass; cardiac mass; cavernous hemangioma.

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Funding Support and Author Disclosures The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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Histopathologic Findings, and Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining (A) Low power view with dilated vascular spaces, muscle, and adipose tissue. (B) High power view with flattened, bland, lining of vascular channels. (C and D) Gross appearance of the excised tumor.
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