TY - JOUR
T1 - Cavernous Hemangioma of the Tricuspid Valve
T2 - Minimally Invasive Surgical Resection
AU - Lapenna, Elisabetta
AU - De Bonis, Michele
AU - Torracca, Lucia
AU - La Canna, Giovanni
AU - Dell'Antonio, Giacomo
AU - Alfieri, Ottavio
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - Cardiac hemangioma is a rare, benign vascular tumor, occurring with an incidence of 1% to 2% of all detected benign heart neoplasms. Hemangioma of the tricuspid valve has never been previously reported. We describe the successful excision of this tumor through a right anterolateral mini-thoracotomy in a 49-year-old woman. Competency of the valve was confirmed intraoperatively and at discharge by transesophageal echocardiography.
AB - Cardiac hemangioma is a rare, benign vascular tumor, occurring with an incidence of 1% to 2% of all detected benign heart neoplasms. Hemangioma of the tricuspid valve has never been previously reported. We describe the successful excision of this tumor through a right anterolateral mini-thoracotomy in a 49-year-old woman. Competency of the valve was confirmed intraoperatively and at discharge by transesophageal echocardiography.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00742-2
DO - 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00742-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 14667658
AN - SCOPUS:0345095501
VL - 76
SP - 2097
EP - 2099
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 6
ER -