Abstract
Cardiac rhabdomyomas in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex are usually detected antenatally or during infancy, with subsequent stabilisation or spontaneous regression. Development of a new cardiac rhabdomyoma beyond infancy is very rare. We report a male child who needed resection of a large rhabdomyoma in neonatal life, and then developed a new-onset rhabdomyoma at 2 years of age in a different location, needing another resection. Routine surveillance for cardiac rhabdomyomas in asymptomatic patients with tuberous sclerosis is essential.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 396-399 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Cardiology in the Young |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 9 2015 |
Keywords
- Cardiac tumours
- natural history
- rhabdomyoma
- tuberous sclerosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health