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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000;18:622-624
© 2000 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Intercostal arteriovenous hemangioma

Murat Kara^a, Erkan Dkmen^a, Serpil Dzbay Sak^b, evket Kavukçu^a

^a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, bn - i Sina Hospital, 06100 Shhiye, Ankara, Turkey
^b Department of Pathology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Shhiye, Ankara, Turkey

Received 12 April 2000; received in revised form 24 July 2000; accepted 15 August 2000.

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We report a case of a 46-year-old man who presented with a chest wall tumor in the right hemithorax. He underwent thoracotomy to remove the mass, which was found to be an arteriovenous hemangioma arising from the intercostal muscle. Arteriovenous hemangioma is a rare tumor and chest wall is an extremely rare site for this tumor. This tumor should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the chest wall tumors. Complete surgical excision offers the best treatment.

Key Words: Arteriovenous hemangioma • Chest wall tumor