An Unexpected Cause of Respiratory Distress and Cyanosis: Cardiac Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor

ELKIRAN Ö., KARAKURT C., ERDİL N., DİŞLİ O. M., Dagli A. F.

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE, cilt.8, sa.6, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/chd.12026
  • Dergi Adı: CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor, Infant, Respiratory Distress, Cyanosis, PLASMA-CELL GRANULOMA, RIGHT VENTRICLE, PSEUDOTUMOR, HEART
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is an uncommon spindle cell tumor, occurring mainly in children and young adults. It is an extremely rare cardiac tumor especially patients under 1 year. Although it is benign, the tumor may be very aggressive locally. The diagnosis of this unusual pediatric cardiac tumor without pathologic specimens is difficult. We report a rare case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors of the right ventricle in a 7-month-old girl presenting with respiratory distress and cyanosis.