title: Resection of Intrapericardial Rhabdomyosarcoma in a Child.
abstract: We describe successful surgical resection of an intrapericardial rhabdomyosarcoma, which was accomplished with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass, in a three-year-old girl. The patient completed adjuvant chemoradiotherapy and has no evidence of disease at one-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA mmonge@luriechildrens.org.
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mongé
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology/Oncology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: David O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Walterhouse
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kalapurakal
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Imaging, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Rigsby
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Carl L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Backer
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: cardiac tumor; cardiopulmonary bypass; mediastinum; pediatric; pericardium; radiation therapy; surgery/emergency