Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi
2013 , Vol 56 , Num 3
Two newborns diagnosed with multiple cardiac rhabdomyoma
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi 1Pediatri Uzmanı, 2Pediatri Profesörü *İletişim: h_h_aykan@yahoo.com
Rhabdomyoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor in the pediatric age
group. These tumors can be diagnosed in the prenatal period, but are most
frequently diagnosed in the newborn period. Multiple rhabdomyomas are more
consistent with the diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis than a single tumor. Clinical
manifestations of tuberous sclerosis may not become evident until later in life.
The presence of rhabdomyomas alone, without life-threatening hemodynamic
instability or arrhythmias, should not be an absolute indication for surgery.
Here, we present two patients with multiple intracardiac rhabdomyomas on
fetal and postnatal echocardiography.
Anahtar Kelimeler :
rabdomiyom, kalp tümörleri, tüberosklerozis.