Resection of Intrapericardial Lymphangioma Invasive to Ventricular Apex via Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy.
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Kesseli, SJ; Klapper, JA; Dibernardo, LR; Kim, HW; Milano, CA
Published in: Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep
March 2026
Here we describe a case of an intrapericardial mass identified in a patient with endocarditis and severe mitral regurgitation. Despite preoperative imaging suggestive of a pericardial origin, intraoperatively the mass was found to invade the apical ventricular myocardium. The mass was resected on cardiopulmonary bypass, thus resulting in biventricular defects requiring patch reconstruction. The final pathologic examination demonstrated lymphangioma, a rare cardiac tumor that does not typically invade myocardium, as was seen in this case.
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Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep
DOI
EISSN
2772-9931
Publication Date
March 2026
Volume
4
Issue
1
Start / End Page
112 / 115
Location
United States
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Kesseli, S. J., Klapper, J. A., Dibernardo, L. R., Kim, H. W., & Milano, C. A. (2026). Resection of Intrapericardial Lymphangioma Invasive to Ventricular Apex via Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep, 4(1), 112–115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atssr.2025.08.015
Kesseli, Samuel J., Jacob A. Klapper, Louis R. Dibernardo, Han W. Kim, and Carmelo A. Milano. “Resection of Intrapericardial Lymphangioma Invasive to Ventricular Apex via Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy.” Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep 4, no. 1 (March 2026): 112–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atssr.2025.08.015.
Kesseli SJ, Klapper JA, Dibernardo LR, Kim HW, Milano CA. Resection of Intrapericardial Lymphangioma Invasive to Ventricular Apex via Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2026 Mar;4(1):112–5.
Kesseli, Samuel J., et al. “Resection of Intrapericardial Lymphangioma Invasive to Ventricular Apex via Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy.” Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep, vol. 4, no. 1, Mar. 2026, pp. 112–15. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.atssr.2025.08.015.
Kesseli SJ, Klapper JA, Dibernardo LR, Kim HW, Milano CA. Resection of Intrapericardial Lymphangioma Invasive to Ventricular Apex via Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2026 Mar;4(1):112–115.
Published In
Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep
DOI
EISSN
2772-9931
Publication Date
March 2026
Volume
4
Issue
1
Start / End Page
112 / 115
Location
United States