A Case of Right Ventricular Myocardial Fibroma and a Review of Reported Cases in Japan.
10.4326/jjcvs.27.318
- VernacularTitle:右心室心臓線維腫の１手術例 本邦報告例の検討
- Author:
Yoshinobu Hattori
;
Shuichiro Sugimura
;
Tadashi Iriyama
;
Kouji Watanabe
;
Kouji Negi
;
Mitsuru Yamashita
;
Isao Takeda
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
1998;27(5):318-322
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Cardiac fibromas are rare tumors. A 12-year-old girl who had no cardiac symptoms was evaluated because of her abnormal ECG. Physical examination revealed a grade 1/6 systolic murmur. Routine laboratory examination results and the chest X-ray films were normal. The ECG showed a negative T wave at leads II, III, aVF and V3-4. Two-dimensional echocardiography demonstrated a tumor in the lower right ventricular free wall. Operation was performed on July 12, 1990. Sharp dissection was used to remove the tumor through right ventriculotomy. She had an uneventful postoperative course and is well 7 years later with no evidence of recurrence. Pathological findings including immunohistochemical studies revealed cardiac fibroma. The 22 reported cases of cardiac fibroma in Japan were reviewed.
