title: Giant left ventricular fibroma presenting as ventricular tachycardia in a child.
abstract: We present a rare case of giant left ventricular apical fibroma presenting as recurrent ventricular tachycardia in a 14-month-old girl. The diagnosis was made by echocardiography and chest computed tomography, and confirmed by histopathology. The fibroma was resected surgically, and the patient followed up for 4 years.
authors.affiliation: Prince Salman Heart Center, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Saudi Arabia marifkhan99@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Muhammad Arif
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: King Fahad Military Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdul Raoof Al
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Saeedi
authors.affiliation: Prince Salman Heart Center, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hyfeah Al
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Tayeab
authors.affiliation: Prince Salman Heart Center, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Momenah
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012008:Recurrence; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D047368:Tumor Burden
keywords: Cardiac fibroma; LV mass; Ventricular tachycardia; cardiac tumor