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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001;20:633-635
© 2001 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Surgical treatment of a cavernous hemangioma of the left atrial roof

^a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Kanazawa Hospital, 1-1 Ishibiki, Kanazawa, 920-8650, Japan
^b Department of Surgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, 13-1 Tkaramachi, Kanazawa, 920-8641, Japan

Received 16 May 2001; received in revised form 5 June 2001; accepted 6 June 2001.

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e-mail: matumoto{at}kinbyou.hosp.go.jp

A hemangioma that occurs as a primary tumor of the heart is extremely rare. The authors experienced a cavernous hemangioma located in the epicardium of the left atrial roof in a patient who had paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Resection of the tumor and cryo-coagulation yielded a satisfactory clinical course. No recurrence of the tumor is noted at the time of 5 years after operation.

Key Words: Cardiac tumor • Cardiac cavernous hemangioma • Cryo-coagulation

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