The diagnosis and treatment of cardiac lymphangioma

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.

A rare giant cardiac lymphangioma in adults

“…In this case, the mass was adjacent to the left ventricular wall and protruded in the mediastinum. The cystic mass was close to the left ventricle, and no abnormality was detected in the cardiac structures, similar to previous reports (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). Cystic lymphangioma has the potential risk of recurrence, especially in the case of incomplete resection.…”

“…Cardiac lymphangioma is a rare benign cardiac tumour and most of them occur during childhood. Recent articles reviewed the current literature of 39 cases of primary cardiac and pericardial lymphangioma with detailed analysis of clinical and imaging findings of cardiac lymphangioma (1)(2)(3). Of these 39 cases, coronary arteries were involved in only 11 cases with the right coronary artery and the first obtuse marginal branch of left circumflex encroached in 10 cases and one case, respectively (3).…”

Case Report: Long-Term Outcome Following Maximal Partial Resection in a Primary Pericardial Lymphangiohemangioma

“…Pericardial lymphangiohemangiomas are sporadic benign tumors, with only one reported case in the literature (8). Cardiac lymphangioma is a benign cardiac tumor, and the symptoms appear only when the tumor size becomes large enough (11). Lymphangiohemangioma is a very rare slow-flow vascular malformation containing venous and lymphatic elements (7).…”

Multimodality imaging toward diagnosis of an intraventricular bronchogenic cyst presenting with complex components: A case report with literature review

“…Cardiac lymphangiomas are rare, benign congenital tumors composed of thin-walled spaces lined by the endothelium. Though lymphangiomas contain lymph, they remain isolated from the lymphatic system [25]. Symptoms related to cardiac lymphangiomas depend on the tumor size and location.…”