title: Multimodality imaging of a subtotally obstructive right ventricular myxoma in an asymptomatic 10-year-old girl.
abstract: A 10-year-old girl presented with a supraventricular tachycardia. A heart murmur was detected during a clinical examination; therefore, echocardiography was performed. This revealed a giant right ventricular myxoma that subtotally obstructed the right ventricular outflow tract. A myxoma in the right ventricle is uncommon in children. This rare intracardiac tumor was examined using multimodality imaging, and the patient underwent surgical resection. The pathologic features confirmed our suspicion and revealed an encapsulated tumor with myxomatoid stroma containing focal hemorrhages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, Tuebingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Gesa
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wiegand
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, Tuebingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Ludger
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sieverding
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tuebingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.affiliation: Department of General Pathology, Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tuebingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, Tuebingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hofbeck
keywords: Pediatric cardiology; cardiac tumor; myxoma; right ventricle