Atypical Radiological Findings of Capillary Hemangioma in Right Atrium: A
Case Report

An   Na   Seo; Byunggeon      Park; Jae-Kwang      Lim; Jungsup      Byun; Ji   Eun   Park; Jung   Guen   Cha; Jihoon      Hong; Seo   Young   Park; Jongmin      Park

doi:10.2174/1573405620666230411143510

Abstract

Background: Cardiac hemangiomas account for only 2.8% of primary cardiac tumors and are caused by the abnormal proliferation of endothelial cells and excess blood vessels. Typical radiological findings of cardiac hemangioma demonstrate intense contrast enhancement.

Case Presentation: Here we report the case of a 69-year-old man who presented with a right atrial mass found incidentally with multimodal imaging findings, including echocardiography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This case presented with poor enhancement within right atrial mass on dynamic contrast-enhanced CT scan and gadolinium-enhanced first-pass perfusion image of cardiac MRI. After surgical resection, the pathologic diagnosis of cardiac capillary hemangioma was made.

Conclusion: Cardiac hemangioma could be included in the differential diagnosis for cardiac neoplasms demonstrating poor enhancements on CT and MRI scans.

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