ABSTRACT
Composite hemangioendothelioma (CHE) is a rare vascular tumor which shows varying combination of benign, low-grade, and malignant vascular components on pathology. CHE is usually located on the surface of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue of the extremities. We report an unusual case of CHE in the heart.
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Calcinosis , Heart Neoplasms , Hemangioendothelioma , Myxoma , Vascular Neoplasms , Calcinosis/diagnostic imaging , Calcinosis/surgery , Heart Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Heart Neoplasms/surgery , Hemangioendothelioma/diagnosis , Hemangioendothelioma/pathology , Hemangioendothelioma/surgery , Humans , Myxoma/diagnostic imaging , Myxoma/surgery , Vascular Neoplasms/pathologyABSTRACT
Primary cardiac alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) is an extremely rare malignant tumor with dismal prognosis. We herein report a case of right atrial ARMS in a 63-year-old female with intermittent dizziness. Complete surgical resection of the mass was performed and the postoperative histopathologic examination confirmed ARMS. The patient received adjuvant therapy after surgery and was doing well at 1-year follow-up.
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Heart Neoplasms , Mediastinal Neoplasms , Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar , Rhabdomyosarcoma , Thymus Neoplasms , Female , Heart Atria/pathology , Heart Atria/surgery , Heart Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Heart Neoplasms/surgery , Humans , Middle Aged , Prognosis , Rhabdomyosarcoma/diagnosis , Rhabdomyosarcoma/surgery , Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar/diagnosis , Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar/pathology , Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar/surgeryABSTRACT
Cardiac inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare benign tumor that occurs mainly in infants and children. We report a case of right atrial IMT in a 1-month-old girl with episodic cyanosis. Both echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography revealed a right atrial mass. The patient underwent a complete surgical resection of the mass and the postoperative histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of cardiac IMT. The patient recovered well after the operation and further follow-up evaluation was uneventful.
