A Case of Primary Cardiac Fibroma.
- Author:
Woo Seon SEO
1
;
Chi Sook MON
;
Min Young HER
;
Hyun Sung LEE
;
Sang Min LEE
;
Jae Ho LEE
;
Sang Bong LEE
;
Soo Ryong JUNG
;
Kil Hyun CHO
;
Dae Gyung KIM
;
Doo Il KIM
;
Dong Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Depatment of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cardiac fibroma
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Early Diagnosis;
Echocardiography;
Fibroma*;
Heart;
Heart Neoplasms;
Heart Ventricles;
Rhabdomyoma;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
2003;11(1):31-34
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary cardiac tumors in infancy and childhood are rare, with fibromas being the second most common tumor after rhabdomyomas. Although cardiac fibromas are characteristically benign intramural tumors, they may exhibit expansile growth resulting in obstruction, valvular dysfunction, as well as other problems so early diagnosis and successful surgical excision are important. We experienced a case of cardiac fibroma in right ventricle that diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography, chest CT, open heart tissue biopsy etc.
