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Olaya-C M, Franco JA, Messa OA. Symptomatic and lethal congenital primary cardiac rhabdomyoma. CASE REPORTS IN PERINATAL MEDICINE 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/crpm-2019-0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Congenital tumors, including mesenchymal rhabdomyoma, are highly infrequent. The combination of a congenital tumor and rhabdomyoma is rarer yet, even more so when primary origin is in the heart.
Case presentation
We present a case of fetal hydrops fetalis, wherein the post-mortem exam revealed a cardiac tumor more than twice the size of the heart itself; histological study confirmed primary rhabdomyoma involving the left ventricle.
Conclusion
It is essential to keep in mind that fetal tumors should always be differentiated from malformations; in fetuses tissue immaturity must be taken into account for categorization; despite benign labeling, they can be lethal.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mercedes Olaya-C
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana , Department of Pathology , Bogota , Colombia
- Hospital Universitario San Ignacio , Department of Pathology , Bogota , Colombia
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- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana , Department of Morphology , Bogota , Colombia
| | - Oscar Alberto Messa
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana , Department of Pathology , Bogota , Colombia
- Hospital Universitario San Ignacio , Department of Pathology , Bogota , Colombia
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