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Cardiac rhabdomyoma with tuberous sclerosis: a case report.
- Source :
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The Journal of reproductive medicine [J Reprod Med] 2005 Jul; Vol. 50 (7), pp. 550-2. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Background: Rhabdomyomas are the most common benign cardiac neoplasms occurring in the fetus and neonate, with most of them identified within the first year of life. Cardiac rhabdomyomas are frequently associated with tuberous sclerorosis.<br />Case: A 25-year-old, pregnant woman with no remarkable personal or family history was referred to us for a suspected fetal cardiac anomaly. Ultrasonographic examination of the fetus revealed multiple solid masses consistent with rhabdomyoma in the ventricular septum and ventricular wall. No other anomalies could be detected. Postnatal echocardiography confirmed the presence of cardiac rhabdomyoma, and periventricular subependymal multiple hamartomas were diagnosed by postnatal magnetic resonance imaging.<br />Conclusion: When fetal cardiac rhabdomyoma is diagnosed, careful evaluation of other fetal structures, including brain and renal parenchyma, should be performed to search for signs of tuberous sclerosis.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Female
Fetal Diseases physiopathology
Hamartoma diagnosis
Hamartoma embryology
Heart Neoplasms embryology
Heart Neoplasms physiopathology
Heart Septum
Heart Ventricles
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Rhabdomyoma embryology
Rhabdomyoma physiopathology
Tuberous Sclerosis complications
Tuberous Sclerosis embryology
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Fetal Diseases diagnostic imaging
Heart Neoplasms diagnostic imaging
Rhabdomyoma diagnostic imaging
Tuberous Sclerosis diagnostic imaging
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0024-7758
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of reproductive medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16130856