Fibroma of the left ventricle in a patient with Sotos syndrome.
Primary tumors of the heart are rare, with an incidence between 0.001% and 0.33% in autopsy findings, and with fibromas representing about 4% of benign cardiac tumors. We report the case of a cardiac fibroma in a 5-year-old child affected by Sotos syndrome. The mean sign was a ventricular tachycardia.
Marcì
M
M
Department of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Villa Sofia, Palmero, Italy.
Ziino
O
O
D'Angelo
P
P
Miranda
G
G
Pappone
C
C
Battaglia
A
A
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013577:Syndrome; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents