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New hemangioma research from S. Acikel et al outlined
2009 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com) -- "Hemangiomas are rare benign tumors of the heart. Clinical presentation is highly variable according to the location, size, and extension of the tumor," scientists in Ankara, Turkey report. "Hemangiomas have been described in all cardiac chambers, but most occur on the right side of the heart and in the left atrium. Although diagnosis is typically made by echocardiography, the definite diagnosis can be made with certainty only from a very careful histopathologic examination. The authors report a case of atypically located hemangiomas originating from the left atrial appendage and right atrium in a 71-year-old woman who presented with ischemic stroke. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated an elongated left atrial mass originating in the atrial appendage and extending well into the left atrium to the mitral orifice, as well as a right atrial mass and intense biatrial spontaneous echo contrast. It was unclear whether the masses represented thrombus or an unusually located atrial tumor," wrote S. Acikel and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "Immunohistologic examinations revealed a biatrial cavernous hemangioma with no signs of malignancy. (J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2009;22:434.e7-e9.)'." Acikel and colleagues published their study in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (Multisided Cardiac Hemangiomas Mimicking Biatrial Thrombus: Atypically Located Cardiac Hemangiomas of Left Atrial Appendage and Right Atrium. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 2009;22(4):E7). For more information, contact S. Acikel, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Research & Education Hospital, Minist Health, Dept. of Cardiology, TR-06110 Ankara, Turkey. Publisher contact information for the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography is: Mosby-Elsevier, 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010-1710, USA. Keywords: Turkey, Ankara, Cardiography, Cardiology, Dermatology, Echocardiography, Hemangioma, Thrombosis. This article was prepared by Cardiovascular Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Cardiovascular Week via NewsRx.com.
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