conclusions this case report underscores the role of fetal echocardiography in the prenatal diagnosis of cardiac disease and illustrates rhabdomyomas in a tuberous sclerosis patient. rhabdomyomas are histologically benign; however, they may cause severe arrhythmia even when they are regressing. case presentation our tuberous sclerosis patient developed arrhythmia unexpectedly while his tumors w...

Primary cardiac tumors are a rare entity whose incidence is 0.3% to 0.7% of all cardiac tumors. The aim of this study was review of modern data of heart tumors epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis and diagnostic procedures. Symptom presentation for cardiac tumors is quite varied, but it is dependent upon their location and size, rather than upon histological characteristics. The diagnosis of ca...

the budd–chiari syndrome (bcs) is a rare disorder caused by the obstruction of the hepatic veins or the inferior vena cava (ivc) at the suprahepatic level. this syndrome is developed by either hepatic vein thrombosis or mechanical venous obstruction and leads to centrilobular hepatic congestion with the subsequent development of fibrosis and cirrhosis. intracardiac tumors have been rarely repor...

Primary cardiac tumors are a rare entity compared to tumors that metastasize to the heart. Patients with such tumors may be asymptomatic. Many cases are found incidentally during evaluation of an unrelated medical condition. It is important for the clinician to have a high index of suspicion when evaluating a patient presenting with signs and systemic symptoms concerning possible malignancy, pl...

Cardiac tumors are exceedingly rare (0.001-0.03% in most autopsy series). They can be present anywhere within the heart and can be attached to any surface or be embedded in the myocardium or pericardial space. Signs and symptoms are nonspecific and highly variable related to the localization, size and composition of the cardiac mass. Echocardiography, typically performed for another indication,...

Primary cardiac tumors are rare. The commonest cardiac tumor is a metastatic deposit from primary malignancy elsewhere. Benign primary tumors constitute only a small proportion of all cardiac tumors. Depending on their location, cardiac tumors may interfere with cardiac contraction or cause obstruction to valvular flow. Others, located within the myocardium or attached to the atrial or ventricu...

Primary cardiac tumors are rare. Myxoma and sarcoma are the most common types of benign and malignant cardiac tumors, respectively. Secondary cardiac tumors, the majority of which are metastases, are more common than primary tumors. The use of an appropriate combination of cardiovascular imaging techniques is necessary for the differential diagnosis of cardiac tumors and for preoperative examin...

A large autopsy study of 500,000 people reported the incidence primary cardiac and pericardial tumors to be 0.0022% [1]. Primary mesothelioma (PPM) is a rare type malignant mesenc...

Case histories of proposed life insurance are presented to introduce the topic of cardiac valvular tumors. Using fibroelastoma as the prototypical cardiac tumor, pathology, diagnosis, echocardiographic findings and clinical course are reviewed, based on available clinical literature. Although the natural history of benign cardiac tumors is uncertain, because of the risk of adverse outcomes, cas...