RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Enlarging left atrial haemangioma in a patient with Cowden syndrome
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e230088
DO 10.1136/bcr-2019-230088
VO 12
IS 7
A1 Anthony Lamanna
A1 Ruth P Lim
A1 Lee Pheng Yap
A1 Julian Maingard
A1 Siven Seevenayagam
YR 2019
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/7/e230088.abstract
AB A 53-year-old female patient known to have Cowden disease (PTEN mutation positive) was found to have a mass at the left atrium on a CT coronary angiography performed as part of a preoperative workup for an unrelated surgery. Further radiological characterisation of the lesion was achieved using MRI and positron emission tomography. Interval growth prompted surgical excision; however, surgery was expedited after the patient presented with haemopericardium and cardiac tamponade. The patient was discharged home 8 days postoperatively, and no intraoperative or postoperative complications were encountered. A diagnosis of cavernous haemangioma was made on histology.