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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1074-1075
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Resection of a large right atrial hemangioma in a neonate after prenatal diagnosis

Friedrich S. Eckstein, MDa, Markus K. Heinemann, MDa, Gunther J. Mielke, MDb, Annette Greschniok, MDc, Peter Bader, MDd, Gerhard Ziemer, MDa

a Division of Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
c Department of Pathology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
d Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

Address reprint requests to Dr Eckstein, Division of Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str 3, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany

Cardiac hemangiomas are extremely rare benign tumors. We describe the case of a right atrial hemangioma in a neonate diagnosed prenatally and successfully operated 10 days after spontaneous delivery. This unusual case illustrates the importance of prenatal diagnosis and delivery of the baby next to a pediatric center with a department of appropriately specialized cardiovascular surgery.






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