Vol.3 - No.1

A One-year old infant with multiple cardiac masses and congenital heart disease

By : mozafari, baghaei, moradian, toutonchi

Keywords : Congenital heart disease-Cardiac masses -Rhabdomyoma

We present a one-year old male infant with heart murmurs discovered at birth.
Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a perimembranous ventricular septal defect
(VSD) as well as multiple cardiac masses. Pediatric cardiologists recommended clo-
sure of the VSD and biopsy of the uncertain cardiac masses. The VSD was repaired,
and one of the masses was excised and sent for histopathological examination.
Here, we discuss a case of multiple rhabdomyomas in an infant whose associated find-
ing was congenital heart disease, rather than tuberous sclerosis. He was discharged in
good clinical condition and his parents were given instructions to have routine follow-
up visits for the evaluation of the possible regression of the remaining masses.

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