Open AccessMultimodality imaging of a subtotally obstructive right ventricular myxoma in an asymptomatic 10-year-old girl
Author(s) -
G. Wiegand,
Ludger Sieverding,
Ulrich Krämer,
Susanne Haen,
Michael Hofbeck
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.132519
Subject(s) - medicine , myxoma , asymptomatic , intracardiac injection , ventricle , ventricular outflow tract , right atrial myxoma , supraventricular tachycardia , radiology , ventricular tachycardia , cardiac tumors , cardiology , tachycardia
A 10-year-old girl presented with a supraventricular tachycardia. A heart murmur was detected during a clinical examination; therefore, echocardiography was performed. This revealed a giant right ventricular myxoma that subtotally obstructed the right ventricular outflow tract. A myxoma in the right ventricle is uncommon in children. This rare intracardiac tumor was examined using multimodality imaging, and the patient underwent surgical resection. The pathologic features confirmed our suspicion and revealed an encapsulated tumor with myxomatoid stroma containing focal hemorrhages.