TY  - JOUR
ID  - heidok20545
PB  - BioMed Central
TI  - Incidental finding of a giant intracardiac angioma infiltrating both ventricles in a 35-year-old woman: a case report
N2  - Background: Primary cardiac tumors are rare and often asymptomatic or present with unspecific symptoms. Benign cardiac tumors of vascular origin are especially rare, with only few existing data in the literature.   Case presentation: A 35-year-old Caucasian female patient presented to our department with an asymptomatic giant intracardiac angioma infiltrating both ventricles. Evaluation of this tumor involved electrocardiography, echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, coronary angiography, an open myocardial biopsy, and histological examination of the resected specimen. Because our patient was asymptomatic, she was managed conservatively with regular follow-up. We discuss the treatment options available in comparison with similar cases.   Conclusion: Diagnosis and therapy of benign cardiac tumors, especially of asymptomatic lesions, can be a challenge. There is no evidence available to help in the management of such patients. An extensive evaluation is needed with different imaging modalities, and case-specific decisions should be made that involve experts in cardiology, cardio-oncology, and heart surgery.
UR  - https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/20545/
AV  - public
Y1  - 2016///
CY  - London
SN  - 1752-1947
A1  - Hirschberg, Kristof
A1  - Wiedmann, Felix
A1  - Zitron, Edgar
A1  - Fortner, Philipp
A1  - Riffel, Johannes H.
A1  - Chorianopoulos, Emmanuel
A1  - Gdynia, Georg
A1  - Mechtersheimer, Gunhild
A1  - Andrassy, Martin
A1  - Szabó, Gábor
A1  - Arif, Rawa
A1  - Katus, Hugo A.
A1  - Buss, Sebastian J.
SP  - 1
JF  - Journal of Medical Case Reports
IS  - 94
EP  - 5
VL  - 10
ER  -