Pulmonary valve origin of pedunculated rhabdomyoma causing moderate right ventricular outflow obstruction: surgical-implications.
A rare case of single, pedunculated, ball-like rhabdomyoma of the pulmonary valve, causing moderate right ventricular outflow obstruction in an infant with tuberous sclerosis, is presented. The diagnostic and surgical implications are discussed.
Luciani
G B
GB
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Verona, Italy.
Faggian
G
G
Consolaro
G
G
Graziani
S
S
Martignoni
G
G
Mazzucco
A
A
D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011664:Pulmonary Valve; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*