[Cardiac tumors with neonatal disclosure. Apropos of a case with spontaneously favorable development].
The authors report the case of a cardiac tumour documented by 2 D echocardiography, presenting in the newborn with cardiac arrest. The echocardiographic features of multiple nodules disseminated in the ventricular walls suggested a diagnosis of rhabdomyoma. The initial course was complicated by poorly tolerated attacks of tachycardia which were rapidly brought under control with amiodarone. The long term outcome was clinically favourable with a rapid regression of the number and size of the tumours on echocardiography, and a tendency to normalisation of the electrocardiogramme. The possibility of regression, which has already been reported by many investigators, suggests that these cardiac tumours may have a better prognosis than previously thought.
D004452:Echocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors
Tumeurs cardiaques à révélation néonatale. A propos d'un cas d'évolution spontanément favorable.