title: New-onset cardiac rhabdomyoma beyond infancy in a patient with tuberous sclerosis complex.
abstract: Cardiac rhabdomyomas in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex are usually detected antenatally or during infancy, with subsequent stabilisation or spontaneous regression. Development of a new cardiac rhabdomyoma beyond infancy is very rare. We report a male child who needed resection of a large rhabdomyoma in neonatal life, and then developed a new-onset rhabdomyoma at 2 years of age in a different location, needing another resection. Routine surveillance for cardiac rhabdomyomas in asymptomatic patients with tuberous sclerosis is essential.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Pediatrics,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,Dallas,Texas,United States of America.
authors.forename: Nikhil M
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2678-8708
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Thatte
authors.affiliation: 2Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,Dallas,Texas,United States of America.
authors.forename: Kristine J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Guleserian
authors.affiliation: 3Division of Cardiology,Department of Pediatrics,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,Dallas,Texas,United States of America.
authors.forename: Surendranath R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Veeram Reddy
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Cardiac tumours; natural history; rhabdomyoma; tuberous sclerosis