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Am J Perinatol 1986; 3(4): 303-305
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999884
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© 1986 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Congenital Intracardiac Rhabdomyoma

Prenatal Detection By Echocardiography, Perinatal Management, and Surgical TreatmentRobert A. Boxer, Steven Seidman, Sharanjeet Singh, Michael A. LaCorte, Henry Pek, Mitchell A. Goldman, Vincent Parnell Jr. 
  • Departments of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology and Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York; Departments of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology and Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York
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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A case of a newborn infant with an intracardiac tumor, detected in utero by fetal echocardiography at 30 weeks gestation, is presented. The prenatal evaluation by serial fetal echocardiograms and nonstress tests is described. In the perinatal period, ventricular tachycardia occurred and was successfully managed with antiarrhythmic medications. At 20 months of age, a right ventricular rhabdomyoma was removed at open heart surgery. The patient represents the earliest in utero detection of a fetal intracardiac tumor with successful postnatal outcome.