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Echocardiographic features in a case of intrapericardial teratoma
Author(s) -
Farooki Zia Q.,
Hakimi Mehdi,
Arciniegas Eduardo,
Green Edward W.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870060210
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardial effusion , cineangiography , pericardium , pathological , teratoma , ultrasound , radiology , heart failure , pericardial cavity , resection , aorta , surgery , cardiology , pathology
Abstract An infant presented with symptoms of congestive heart failure. Ultrasound examination revealed a dense layer of echoes at the root of the aorta, a large anterior pericardial effusion, and coarse fluttering of the right ventricular wall. The clinical diagnosis of intrapericardial teratoma was confirmed by cineangiography and surgical resection. The pathological examination was consistent with benign teratoma. A postoperative ultrasound examination revealed absence of pericardial effusion and tumor echoes. This appears to be the first echocardiographic report of a pericardial tumor in an infant.