[Rhabdomyoma of the right ventricle associated with Behcet disease simulating the presence of a malignant tumor].
OBJECTIVE
To present the clinical case of a patient suffering from a rhabdomyoma associated to Behçet's disease.


METHODS
A 35-year-old man with a history of high fever associated to oral ulcers, sinus tachycardia, leukocytosis and a high erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Physical examination, chest x-ray, blood chemistry, serology and rheumatic tests were normal. Seriate sputum cultures, urocultures and blood cultures were negative. The echocardiogram showed a non-obstructive mass in the right ventricle, which was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging.


METHODS
Resection of the tumor under cardiopulmonary bypass. After the post-operative recurrence of the fever and the appearance of genital ulcers, the diagnosis of Behçet's disease was made. Two and a half years after the operation the patient remains asymptomatic under treatment with colchicine.


CONCLUSIONS
The clinical setting suggested a malignant tumor of the right ventricle but the pathological findings showed an adult rhabdomyoma. The rarity of finding a rhabdomyoma in an adult is stressed, as well as its association with Behçet's disease.
Fulquet Carreras
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Servicio de Cirurgá Cardíaca, Hospital Universitario de Valladolid.
Fiz Rey
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D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
Rabdomioma de ventrículo derecho asociado a enfermedad de Behçet que simula la presencia de un tumor maligno.