[Primary cardiac tumors in childhood: Three case reports in early infancy (author's transl)].
Three cases of primary cardiac tumors in early infancy are reported: 1) An intrapericardial teratoma which manifested as neonatal respiratory distress, cardiac enlargement and normal electrocardiogram. Diagnosis was not made during life. 2) A fibroma was diagnosed because of the presence of a greatly enlarged heart associated to ventricular tachycardia. Angiocardiography showed the tumor localized in left ventricle. Extirpation was attempted but resulted impossible. 3) A rhabdomyoma simulating severe pulmonic stenosis. Multiple tumors were detected by angiocardiography; only some of which could be extirpated. Histopathological examination was carried out on all the patients and a complete post-mortem examination on two of them. An extensive revision of the three types of tumors is described.
D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
Tumores cardíacos primitivos en la infancia. Estudio de tres casos en lactantes