[Intrapericardic surgical treatment of teratoma in an infant].
The intrapericardic cardiac tumors are infrequent; however, the clinical manifestations can be serious, even with symptoms of low cardiac output or cardiogenic shock, depending on the localization of the tumor. We report the case of a 3-month-old infant who progressed to cardiogenic shock due to an intrapericardic tumor compressing the right atrium and the vena cava superior. Emergent surgery for resection of the tumor mass was recommended. The patient had a 6-month uneventful postoperative course.
Jatene
Marcelo Biscegli
MB
Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo. mbjatene@uol.com.br
Abuchaim
Décio
D
Martins
Luciana
L
Barbero-Marcial
Miguel
M
D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000601:surgery*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000601:surgery*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery