Cardiac Fibroma in a Neonate Presenting With Dyspnea and Tachycardia: A Very Rare Case

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Cardiac Fibroma in a Neonate Presenting With Dyspnea and Tachycardia: A Very Rare Case
Shahriar Anvari¹, Ahmad Jamei Khosroshahi¹, Sohrab Negargar²
¹Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran ²Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
CJMB 2016; 3: 033-034 Viewed : 2638 times Downloaded : 2279 times. Keywords : Dyspnea, Fibroma, Neoplasms, Newborn, Tachycardia
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Abstract

Introduction: Cardiac tumors can be divided to primary and secondary and to benign and malignant tumors. One of the benign tumors of the heart is cardiac fibroma. More than 80% of this tumor occurs in children; however its occurrence in neonates is very rare. Fewer than 100 cases have been reported. Case Presentation: Our patient is a 10 day’s girl neonate with severe dyspnea, mild cyanosis, tachycardia (heart rate = 170-180/min) and obstruction of right ventricle (RV) outlet with very large tumor. Conclusion: Cardiac tumors in neonate population must be considered in the diagnosis of arrhythmias, cardiac insufficiency, valvular disease, cardiomegaly or presence of murmurs. Early diagnosis before birth should be appropriate and accurate imaging devices must be used in detecting these tumors.