A large cardiac rhabdomyoma protruding into the left ventricle was diagnosed in a fetus at 21+2 weeks of gestation by grey-scale echocardiography. Obstruction to left ventricular outflow was ruled out by colour and spectral Doppler echocardiography. No other abnormalities were noted and karyotyping
1366: Diagnosis of Tuberous Sclerosis: A Case Report of Rhabdomyoma
โ Scribed by Yi Ju Pan; Lim Woh Koh; Ming Ho Huang
- Book ID
- 108295907
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 108 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-5629
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Cardiac rhabdomyoma, a rare benign tumor often detected in infancy, is frequently associated with tuberous sclerosis. This association is commonly stated to occur in 50% of all cases of cardiac rhabdomyoma. Recently at our institution, the prenatal detection of a cardiac rhabdomyoma in a fetus at no
## Abstract Rhabdomyoma is the most common prenatally diagnosed cardiac tumor. We present two cases of fetal cardiac rhabdomyoma. In each case, fetal ultrasound assessment revealed the intracardiac tumors that were confirmed on postnatal imaging. The mother and her previous child were examined for