Pericardial effusion and cardiac hemangioma in the neonate.
In the absence of hydrops or sepsis, a pericardial effusion is a rare occurrence in the neonate. We report a case of a neonate with a pericardial effusion in which there was an associated intracardiac hemangioma. Our literature review found 32 cases of pericardial effusion without hydrops in infants under 3 months of age; twelve of these cases were associated with intracardiac and pericardial tumors; 20 others were discovered to be randomly associated with other problems.
Cartagena
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Bronx, New York 10461.
Levin
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Issenberg
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Goldman
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D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed