title: Postnatal growth of rhabdomyoma prior to tumor regression.
abstract: We report a case of a 1-month-old infant with multiple intracardiac rhabdomyomas. In contrast to the known natural history of rhabdomyomas to show postnatal regression, this patient showed marked tumor progression prior to initiation of tumor regression at 10 months of age. In the absence of pronounced cardiovascular compromise, this finding should serve to encourage continued conservative management of rhabdomyomas despite tumor progression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, 747 52nd Street, Oakland, CA 94609, USA.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Whiteside
authors.forename: Ziad
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Saba
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kurio
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018450:Disease Progression; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013611:Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging