Radiology Case Reports (Mar 2022)

A case of a small-sized cavernous hemangioma in the right ventricle - an incidental finding

  • Thu Thuy Vu, MD, MSc,
  • Van Thach Nguyen, MD,
  • Quang Thai Tran, MD,
  • Minh Hanh Ngo Thi, MD, PhD,
  • Thanh Hoa Do, MD, PhD,
  • Hai Son Le, MD,
  • Ngoc Trang Nguyen, MD, PhD,
  • Van Thuy Nguyen, BSc,
  • Khanh Lam, MD, PhD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 3
pp. 856 – 862

Abstract

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A cardiac cavernous hemangioma is a rare, primary, benign tumor that is usually diagnosed in young or middle-aged patients. In this article, we report the case of a 71-year-old male patient whose doctors incidentally discovered a heart tumor on his transthoracic echocardiography. Triple-phase computed tomography (CT) (pre-contrast, arterial and portal venous) missed the lesion, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a small, oval tumor attached to the wall of the right ventricle. The tumor was successfully removed surgically, and the patient recovered after 2 weeks. A histopathological examination resulted in the diagnosis of a benign cavernous hemangioma.

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