Left Atrial Anastomosing Hemangioma Causing Recurrent Pericardial Effusion.

Ann Thorac Surg

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.

Published: March 2020

We report an extremely rare tumor in an adult patient who presented with recurrent pericardial effusion. The mass was an extracardiac tumor on the left atrial roof, which was excised by open heart surgery. Histologic examination confirmed a cardiac anastomosing hemangioma.

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