Intrauterine rhabdomyoma of the heart. A case report.
Primary cardiac tumors are rare findings in adults and children. A case is presented in which ultrasound examination revealed an incredibly large tumor in the heart of a fetus at 24 weeks. Tumor filled the whole left ventricle. Histology and immunohistochemistry were indicative of rhabdomyoma, i.e., a hamartoma that is often associated with tuberous sclerosis.
Guschmann
M
M
Department of Pediatric Pathology and Placentology, Medical Faculty of the Virchow Hospital, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
Entezami
M
M
Becker
R
R
Vogel
M
M
D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis; D000328:Adult; D003893:Desmin / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000199:Actins; D003893:Desmin; D009211:Myoglobin