title: Perinatal management of cardiac tumors: a case series.
abstract: Primary cardiac tumours in the foetuses and neonates are uncommon. Foetuses with cardiac tumour have risk for heart failure and hydrops fetalis. Therefore, an early decision for delivery should be made in the evidence of foetal compromise. Early neonatal care varies on tumour size, type, location and obstructive features. Antenatal detection of foetal cardiac tumours ensures better prenatal and postnatal management. We describe our 5- year experience in managing 5 cases of primary cardiac tumours from 1st January 2006 to 31st December 2010.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Pediatric Department, Johor Bahru, Johor DT, Malaysia. ameaz76@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amelia
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Mohd Nizam
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal