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Giant right ventricular fibroma co-existing atrial septal defect in a 15 year old girl

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

Adel Dimassi ,
Wael Dimassi  and
M. Samir Arnaout
Adel Dimassi*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Center of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Wael Dimassi
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
M. Samir Arnaout
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
*
Correspondence to: Adel Dimassi MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, American University of Beirut-Medical Center, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh 1107 2020, AUB. Box: A19-Beirut, Lebanon. Tel: 961 1 374 374 Ext. 5425; Fax: 961 1 370 814; E-mail: adimassi@hotmail.com
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Abstract

The most common benign cardiac tumours are the myxomas, the rhabdomyomas, and the fibromas, with the latter 2 variants being the most common tumours encountered in children. The size and location of tumours within the heart create a variety of clinical findings, such as murmurs, chest pain, tachyarrythmias, and congestive cardiac failure. Nowadays, the tumours are usually diagnosed by echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging and cardiac catheterization. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice if the tumour causes either arrhythmia or cavitary obstruction. In this report, we describe a giant ventricular fibroma co-existing with an atrial septal defect in a girl aged 15 years.

Keywords

Tumourseptal defectsmagnetic resonance imaging
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 19 , Issue 6 , December 2009 , pp. 630 - 632
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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