A newborn infant with intrapericardial rhabdomyosarcoma: a case report

TUTAK E., SATAR M., ÖZBARLAS N., UGUZ A., YAPICIOGLU H., NARLI N., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.50, no.2, pp.179-181, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.179-181
  • Keywords: rhabdomyosarcoma, pericardium, newborn, CARDIAC TUMORS, HEART, EXPERIENCE, FETAL
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Cardiac tumors are uncommon in neonates and most of them are histologically benign. The most common cardiac tumor in neonates and infants is rhabdomyoma. Malignant cardiac tumors are considerably rarer, and rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the leading malignancy.