title: An Intracardiac Mass in a Pregnant Woman Presenting With Ventricular Tachycardia.
abstract: A pregnant patient presented with symptomatic ventricular tachycardia. Echocardiography revealed a large intramyocardial mass. Surgical resection was attempted in conjunction with cryoablation of the surrounding myocardial tissue. Histologic examination of the resected mass revealed cardiac neurofibroma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of cardiac neurofibroma in a pregnant patient in the absence of any neurocutaneous syndromes such as neurofibromatosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Echocardiography, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hedieh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alimi
authors.affiliation: Heart Valve Disease Research Center, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: drnsamiei@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Niloufar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Samiei
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Shabnam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Madadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Asghar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zare
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Nasrin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Azizian
authors.affiliation: Heart Valve Disease Research Center, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mitra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chitsazan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Kambiz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mozaffari
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Yousefnia
authors.affiliation: Heart Valve Disease Research Center, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Fahimeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kashfi
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000209:etiology*; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D009418:S100 Proteins