Two Cases of Fetal Cardiac Tumor Diagnosed by Ultrasonography.
- Author:
Ji Young LEE
1
;
Suk Mo KIM
;
Tae Bok SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Chonnam National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cardiac tumor;
Rhabdomyoma;
Fetus;
Ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Brain;
Echocardiography;
Fetus;
Fibroma;
Heart;
Heart Failure;
Heart Neoplasms*;
Heart Ventricles;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Myxoma;
Parturition;
Pregnancy;
Prenatal Diagnosis;
Rhabdomyoma;
Tuberous Sclerosis;
Ultrasonography*
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1997;40(9):2027-2030
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary tumors of the heart are rare in infancy and childhood and are most often benign. The most common cardiac tumors are rhabdomyoma, fibroma, and myxoma. Rhabdomyomas occur as single or usually multiple nodules embedded in chamber walls. They may remain clinically unimportant or even regress but also cause mechanical obstruction, heart failure, or arrhythmias. It is generally accepted that 50% of cardiac rhabdomyoma are associated with tuberous sclerosis. We experienced two cases of fetal cardiac tumor which were detected by prenatal ultra sound. One case was multiple cardiac rhabdomyomas diagnosed in 37 weeks of gestation. After birth, brain MRI was performed and tuberous sclerosis was diagnosed. The other case was 1.2 cm sized single hyperechoic mass in the left ventricle. Postnatal echocardiography confirmed the prenatal diagnosis.
