The Heart of the Matter The American Journal of Medicine

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The Heart of the Matter The American Journal of Medicine Evan L. Hardegree, MD, Sandeep M. Patel, MD, Joseph J. Maleszewski, MD, Rick A. Nishimura, MD, Diana S. Dean, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 125, Issue 9, Pages 873-875 (September 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.05.007 Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Cardiac computed tomography angiogram demonstrating a 10.6×8.5×9.5-cm hypervascular tumor arising from the right atrioventricular groove (arrow) and causing a 2.3-cm aneurysmal dilatation of the proximal right coronary artery (*). The American Journal of Medicine 2012 125, 873-875DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.05.007) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Gross image of the cardiac mass demonstrating a well-circumscribed, tan tumor with prominent vascularity. The American Journal of Medicine 2012 125, 873-875DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.05.007) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Photomicrographs of tissue sections of the cardiac mass showing nests of neoplastic cells. (A) Hematoxylin and eosin stain (×200). (B) The sections exhibited strong reactivity with synaptophysin (×200). The American Journal of Medicine 2012 125, 873-875DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.05.007) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions