title: A giant rhabdomyoma with left ventricular inflow occlusion and univentricular physiology.
abstract: During a routine prenatal ultrasound a huge tumor was diagnosed located in the left ventricle and left atrium with complete obstruction of the left ventricular inflow tract. On the first day of life, urgent surgical intervention was necessary because of progressive heart failure with univentricular physiology. Intraoperatively, the tumor mass was found to originate from the left ventricular wall, reaching into the left atrium. Histological examination revealed a rhabdomyoma.
authors.affiliation: Department for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany. abdel-rahman@em.uni-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Abdel-Rahman
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozaslan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esmaeili
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moritz
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal