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Cardiac rhabdomyoma: a report of alternative strategies to surgical resection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2006

Colin J. McMahon ,
Nancy A. Ayres  and
Mark B. Lewin
Colin J. McMahon
Affiliation:
Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Nancy A. Ayres
Affiliation:
Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Mark B. Lewin
Affiliation:
Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Abstract

Cardiac rhabdomyoma represents the commonest primary cardiac tumour. Its natural history is generally favourable, with resolution in the majority of cases. Surgical resection has been described for intractable arrhythmia, severe obstruction of the inflow or outflow tracts sufficient to compromise cardiac output, and systemic embolization. We describe an alternative palliative strategy, which was associated with regression of the tumour.

Keywords

Rhabdomyomasurgerytreatment
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 11 , Issue 6 , November 2001 , pp. 670 - 672
Copyright
2001 Cambridge University Press

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