[Giant intracardiac Rhabdomyoma in neonatal stage. Report of one case]

Arch Cardiol Mex. 2004 Jan-Mar;74(1):49-52.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Primary heart tumors are not very common, frequent ones during childhood are the rhabdomyomas. This diagnostic can be made since fetal life. Evolution variates, in some cases there are no symptoms and the diagnostic represents an echocardiographic finding, other cases are detected associated with tuberous sclerosis and a small group express by arrhythmias or low output. Because of the strange of this presentation this case is presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Echocardiography, Doppler
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Fetal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Fetal Diseases / pathology
  • Fetal Diseases / therapy
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Heart Neoplasms / surgery
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Ventricles / pathology
  • Heart Ventricles / surgery
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Rhabdomyoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Rhabdomyoma / pathology*
  • Rhabdomyoma / surgery
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal