The TIMI risk score for unstable angina/non–ST-elevation MI: a method for prognostication and therapeutic decision making

Epithelioid hemangioma (EH) is a benign vascular lesion. It is generally found in the dermis, subcutis, and rarely in visceral organs. We identified incidental EHs of the right coronary artery and right ventricle during an autopsy of Japanese female whose cause of death was liver cirrhosis. The tumor of the coronary artery originated from the tunica media of the artery and proliferated into the intima and out of the vascular wall. It resulted in marked luminal narrowing of approximately 50%–75% stenosis. However, no evidence of myocardial ischemia was found. Cardiac EH is rare and this is the first report of EH arising in the coronary artery, to our knowledge.