Combined resection and radiofrequency ablation of rhabdomyoma in a child with sustained ventricular tachycardia.
Cardiac rhabdomyoma is a benign tumor of the heart in childhood and can be associated with life-threatening arrhythmia. In this report, we present the case of a 2-year-old male with right ventricular rhabdomyoma, who was admitted with syncope that was associated with episodes of sustained ventricular tachycardia. The patient underwent combined surgical resection and radiofrequency ablation of the tumor. There was no recurrence of ventricular tachycardia after surgery.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Division, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. sehaydin@hotmail.com
Sertac
S
Haydin
Burak
B
Onan
Neslihan
N
Kiplapinar
Celal
C
Akdeniz
Volkan
V
Tuzcu
Ihsan
I
Bakir
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000379:methods; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome