Case report. Pericardial hemangioma.

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Journal Article (Review)

Hemangiomas are rare cardiac and pericardial neoplasms, with the majority diagnosed incidentally at autopsy. Pericardial hemangiomas typically arise from visceral pericardium, and most are cavernous hemangiomas. They are usually solitary and well circumscribed and range in size from 1 to 13.5 cm. Intense central contrast enhancement on CT and high signal on T2-weighted images suggest the diagnosis and can assist in preoperative surgical planning.

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Duke Authors

McAdams, Holman Page

Cited Authors

Brodwater, B; Erasmus, J; McAdams, HP; Dodd, L

Published Date

November 1996

Published In

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volume / Issue

20 / 6

Start / End Page

954 - 956

Pubmed Central ID

8933798

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

1532-3145

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0363-8715

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1097/00004728-199611000-00016

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