An Unusual Case of a Large Cavernous Hemangioma Invading the Left Ventricular Apex Rony Atoui, MD, Anjana Yeldandi, MD, Patrick McCarthy, MD, Richard Lee, MD, Chris Malaisrie, MD, Edwin McGee, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 91, Issue 2, Pages 602-603 (February 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.07.087 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Chest computed tomography shows a definite mass lesion at the left ventricular apex (arrows). (B) Sagittal magnetic resonance image demonstrates the large mass that appears transmural and adherent to the left ventricular apex (arrows). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 602-603DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.07.087) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (A) A cut section of the left ventricular apical mass demonstrates a trabeculated, cystic, and hemorrhagic mass associated with multiple small microcystic foci that also appear trabeculated. (B) Histologic section of the mass shows multiple large dilated thin-walled vessels connected irregularly and filled with blood, consistent with cavernous hemangioma (hematoxylin & eosin, original magnification ×2). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 602-603DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.07.087) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions