title: Rhabdomyoma of the heart with intrapericardial expansion.
abstract: A rare case of a rhabdomyoma originating from the surface of the right atrium in a 20-year-old female is reported. The tumor showed electrical activity and caused both outflow obstruction and tamponade symptoms. It was successfully removed by a right-sided thoracotomy. The clinical course, diagnostic investigations, and the therapeutical approach of this rare lesion are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ullevaal Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pillgram-Larsen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thorvaldson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thaulow
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Semb
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serck-Hanssen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed