[Histiocytoid hemangioma of the heart. Histological and immunohistochemical study of a case]. 1988

P Kanavaros, and A Lavergne, and K Dellagi, and J Elaerts, and J Ouzan, and A Piwnica
Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris.

We present the fourth case report of an histiocytoid hemangioma of the heart, which was found incidentally, as in the other three reported cases, in a 50 year old man during surgery for congenital heart disease. A polypoid sessile reddish tumor with a smooth surface, which measured 2 cm in diameter, was found in the right atrium. No necrosis nor cystic areas were seen. Histologic evaluation revealed a proliferation of histiocytoid or epithelioid cells, whose arrangement varied a great deal within the infiltrate. Sometimes, the cells were isolated but in most places they were arranged in sheets or nests surrounded by connective tissue. Some of these nests were compact whereas in others a lumen formation, frequently occupied by erythrocytes, could be appreciated. A striking feature was the presence of vacuolated tumor cells sometimes assuming a signet-ring configuration. Some large vascular spaces were lined by histiocytoid or epithelioid endothelial cells, many of which protruded into the lumen. Multinucleated tumor cells were occasionally observed. Mitoses were rare (up to 1/10 HPF) and scattered inflammatory cells such as lymphocytes, macrophages, neutrophils and eosinophils were seen. Histologic appearance of our patient's tumor is identical to the histiocytoid hemangioma of Rosai et al., which is an ubiquitous endothelial benign neoplasm.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D006338 Heart Neoplasms Tumors in any part of the heart. They include primary cardiac tumors and metastatic tumors to the heart. Their interference with normal cardiac functions can cause a wide variety of symptoms including HEART FAILURE; CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS; or EMBOLISM. Cardiac Cancer,Cardiac Carcinoma,Cardiac Neoplasms,Cardiac Tumor,Cardiac Tumors,Heart Cancer,Heart Tumor,Intracavitary Tumors of the Heart,Myocardial Tumors (Rhabdomyomas and Fibromas),Neoplasms, Cardiac,Neoplasms, Heart,Primary Cardiac Tumors, Childhood,Cancer, Cardiac,Cancer, Heart,Cancers, Cardiac,Cancers, Heart,Carcinoma, Cardiac,Carcinomas, Cardiac,Cardiac Cancers,Cardiac Carcinomas,Cardiac Neoplasm,Heart Cancers,Heart Neoplasm,Heart Tumors,Myocardial Tumor (Rhabdomyomas and Fibromas),Neoplasm, Cardiac,Neoplasm, Heart,Tumor, Cardiac,Tumor, Heart,Tumor, Myocardial (Rhabdomyomas and Fibromas),Tumors, Cardiac,Tumors, Heart,Tumors, Myocardial (Rhabdomyomas and Fibromas)
D006391 Hemangioma A vascular anomaly due to proliferation of BLOOD VESSELS that forms a tumor-like mass. The common types involve CAPILLARIES and VEINS. It can occur anywhere in the body but is most frequently noticed in the SKIN and SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE. (from Stedman, 27th ed, 2000) Angioma,Chorioangioma,Hemangioma, Histiocytoid,Hemangioma, Intramuscular,Chorangioma,Chorangiomas,Chorioangiomas,Hemangiomas,Hemangiomas, Histiocytoid,Hemangiomas, Intramuscular,Histiocytoid Hemangioma,Histiocytoid Hemangiomas,Intramuscular Hemangioma,Intramuscular Hemangiomas
D006644 Histiocytes Macrophages found in the TISSUES, as opposed to those found in the blood (MONOCYTES) or serous cavities (SEROUS MEMBRANE). Histiocyte
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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