Primary cardiac hemangioendothelioma of the mitral valve

Primary cardiac hemangioendothelioma is a very rare tumor. Up to now, <20 cases have been reported worldwide; involvement of mitral valve by the tumor is extremely rare. In this report, a case of hemangioendothelioma arose from the mitral valve and was successfully resected, and after few months...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Arafa, Sherif, Sanad, Mohammad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Egyptian Society of Cardiology 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6123280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30190651
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ehj.2018.06.002
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Sumario:Primary cardiac hemangioendothelioma is a very rare tumor. Up to now, <20 cases have been reported worldwide; involvement of mitral valve by the tumor is extremely rare. In this report, a case of hemangioendothelioma arose from the mitral valve and was successfully resected, and after few months the tumor recurred and infiltrated the heart.

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