Left ventricular giant rhabdomyoma in an infant with no tuberous sclerosis: accidental finding and complex management.
The accidental finding of a giant left ventricular rhabdomyoma in a female infant with no tuberous sclerosis is described herein. This is the first report of a huge cardiac rhabdomyoma occluding the left ventricular cavity, which was not associated with tuberous sclerosis. The clinical management of the baby and the difficult therapeutical choices involved both pediatricians and pediatric cardiologists.
Department of Cardiovascular, University of Cagliari, Italy.
Pier Paolo
PP
Bassareo
Vassilios
V
Fanos
Maria Cristina
MC
Tavera
Roberto
R
Biddau
Sabrina
S
Montis
Daniela
D
Boscarelli
Giuseppe
G
Mercuro
Roberto
R
Tumbarello
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis*