Angiomatosis of the Pericardium
Authors: WILLIAM J. HICKEN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Case Studies1 August 1963Angiomatosis of the PericardiumReport of a Case and Review of the LiteratureWILLIAM J. HICKEN, M.D., SIDNEY SCHERLIS, M.D., F.A.C.P.WILLIAM J. HICKEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SIDNEY SCHERLIS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-59-2-236 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPrimary tumors of the heart and its covering membranes are unusual. Hemangiomas involving these structures are exceedingly rare to the point of being pathologic curiosities. The following is a case of spontaneous hemopericardium in a patient with angiomatosis of the parietal and visceral pericardium, which, to our knowledge, is unique in medical literature.CASE REPORTW. J., a 36-year-old white male, was transferred to University Hospital on May 15, 1961, for recurrent hemopericardium and cardiac tamponade.The patient had been in excellent health until 8 weeks prior to admission, when he noted the onset of progressive aching, right upper-quadrant abdominal...References1. CZAPEK F: Zur pathologischen Anatomie der primaren Herzgeschwülste. Prag. Med. Wschr. 16: 457, 1891. Google Scholar2. LEFAS : Mort subite par rupture d'angiome pericardique. Bull. Soc. Anat. (Paris) 73: 464, 1898. Google Scholar3. KOCH K: Ein Fall von Cavernom des Herzens. Inaugural Dissertation, University of Kiel, 1912, pp. 1-16. Google Scholar4. LEICHTWEISS F: Zur Kenntnis der Blutgefässgeschwülste des Herzens. Inaugural Dissertation, University of Giessen, 1913, pp. 1-36. Google Scholar5. TIMME AR: Cavernous hemangioma of the pericardium. Cleveland Med. J. 14: 453, 1915. Google Scholar6. BENCINI B: Angiomi e pseudo-angiomi pericardici come rare causa di emopericardio. Cuore Circ. 20: 645, 1936. Google Scholar7. LINK KH: Zur Kenntnis des Vorkommens der echten Hämangiome: Eine Beobachtung von Riesenhämangiom des Herzens. Frankfurt. Z. Path. 57: 544, 1943. Google Scholar8. GREENBERGANGRIST MA: Primary vascular tumors of the pericardium. Amer. Heart J. 35: 623, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. HOCHBERGROBINSON LA: Primary tumor of the pericardium involving the myocardium: surgical removal. Circulation 1: 805, 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. ROSSO C: Su un raro caso di emoangiocavernoma dell' epicardio. Pathologica 43: 183, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. REINERSILBERG LN: Cavernous hemangioma of the epicardium. Amer. J. Path. 29: 1133, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar12. STEJSKAL J: Hemangiom epikardu pricinou srdecni tamponady. Sborn. Lek. 62: 19, 1960. MedlineGoogle Scholar13. WILLIS RA: Pathology of Tumours, 3rd ed., Butterworths, Washington, D. C., 1960, p. 704. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Baltimore, MarylandFrom the Department of Pathology and Medicine, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.Requests for reprints should be addressed to W. J. Hicken, M.D., Department of Pathology, 2nd U. S. Army Medical Laboratory, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByPericardial Involvement in CancerTumors of the ChestChronic pericardial effusion in the setting of pericardial capillary haemangioma: a case report and review of the literaturePericardial Masses, Cysts and Diverticula: A Comprehensive Review Using Multimodality ImagingCardiac Hemangioma: A Comprehensive Analysis of 200 CasesPrimary Pericardial TumorsPrimary Left Ventricular Angiomatosis First Description of a Rare Vascular Tumor in the Left HeartYoung male patient with atypical chest pain and cardiac mass on chest radiography: Case from A3CR2 film panelCase Report. Pericardial HemangiomaHerztumoren (Tumoren von Myokard und Perikard)A case of pericardial hemangioma with consumption coagulopathy cured by radiotherapyPericardial AngiomatosisHerz- und PerikardtumorenPericardial MesotheliomaConstrictive pericarditis associated with hemangioma of the pericardiumSystemic cystic angiomatosis 1 August 1963Volume 59, Issue 2Page: 236-242KeywordsAngiomatosisHeartPatient advocacyPericardium Issue Published: 1 August 1963 PDF DownloadLoading ...