Cardiac Hemangioma of the Anterior Mitral Valve Leaflet: A case report.
- Author:
Jae Sung CHOI
1
;
Eung Joong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dongguk University College of Medicine. jsreal@duih.org
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Heart neoplasms;
Hemangioma;
Mitral valve
- MeSH:
Echocardiography;
Female;
Hand;
Heart Neoplasms;
Heart Valves;
Hemangioma*;
Humans;
Hypesthesia;
Korea;
Middle Aged;
Mitral Valve*;
Neurologic Examination;
Pathology
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2007;40(12):859-862
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A hemangioma at a cardiac valve leaflet is a rare finding. There are only five reported cases in the medical literature and no prior case reported in Korea. A previously healthy 46-year-old woman presented with an acute episode of numbness in the left side of the face and hand. Although no definite abnormalities were found on the neurological examination and testing the echocardiography revealed an echogenic mass in the anterior mitral valve leaflet. The tumor was excised en bloc from the leaflet and the defect was repaired with an autologous pericardial patch. Pathology examination confirmed the mass to be a hemangioma of the valve leaflet. Here we report this case and review the medical literature.
