The Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Lymphangioma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Overview

Journal Medicine (Baltimore)

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2019 Jan 12

PMID 30633187

Citations 6

Authors

Wen-Jie Diao

Chao Shi

Ge Liu

Xue-Gang Liu

Hai-Hui Li

Jin-Jin Meng

Yu Shi

Ming-Ming Chang

Yi-Yao Liu

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Abstract

Rationale: Cardiac lymphangioma is a rare disease. Until now, there have been only a few cases of cardiac lymphangioma reported in the literature.

Patient Concerns: We report the case of a 57-year-old female patient with cardiac lymphangioma from atrial septum.

Diagnosis: Color Doppler echocardiography was performed, which revealed a tumor occupying a large amount of space in the left and right atrium.

Interventions: The patient underwent thoracoscopic cardiac tumor resection under general anesthesia according to the procedure used for benign tumors.

Outcomes: The patient recovered completely and was discharged home. Follow-up color Doppler echocardiography scans obtained from 6 months to 2 years after the operation showed no recurrent mass.

Lessons: Once the tumor is detected, surgical treatment should be implemented as soon as possible.

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