Giant right atrial hemangioma presenting with ascites: A case report.

Antonio Salsano, Giacomo Perocchio, Antonio Guadagno, Paolo Nozza, Tommaso Regesta, Francesco Santini

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Antonio SalsanoDivision of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, DISC Department, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy.

Giacomo PerocchioDivision of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, DISC Department, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy.

Antonio GuadagnoPathology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.

Paolo NozzaPathology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.

Tommaso RegestaDivision of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, DISC Department, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy.

Francesco SantiniDivision of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, DISC Department, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy.

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Introduction: Cardiac hemangiomas are slow-growing benign tumours of the heart. Patients may be asymptomatic or present a multitude of signs or symptoms. Methods: We report herein the case of a 72-year-old woman with a giant right atrial mass. The patient suffers from abdominal swelling related to ascites. The histological examination of the tranjugular biopsy suspected an atrial myxoma. Results: The patient was scheduled for surgical excision of the cardiac tumour. Radical resection of a 13 cm mass was performed. The histological diagnosis revealed cardiac hemangioma. Conclusion: Cardiac hemangiomas can rarely grow larger than 5 cm, cause few symptoms, and are easily confused with atrial myxomas. Hepatomegaly and ascites may be signs of cardiac hemangioma.

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ascitescardiac turmourhemangiomaright atrium

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PMID40718802

DOI10.1515/med-2025-1169

PMCPMC12290373

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