Cardiac lymphangioma: case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Cardiac lymphangioma is uncommon and constitutes one of the rare forms of cardiac diseases. A 6-year-old girl had an abnormal electrocardiogram in a screening test on admission to an elementary school. Echocardiogram, computed tomogram, and magnetic resonance imaging showed a mediastinal multicystic mass that was adjacent to the left ventricle of the heart. The tumor was found to be originated in myocardium by left thoracotomy and pericadiotomy. A partial resection of tumor and a pericardial window were done. This case, to the authors' knowledge, represents the sixth reported case of cardiac lymphangioma.