학술논문
Adult cellular rhabdomyoma of the heart: a report of 3 cases.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Burke AP; Department of Cardiovascular Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington DC 20306-6000, USA.; Gatto-Weis C; Griego JE; Ellington KS; Virmani R
Source
Publisher: W B Saunders Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9421547 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0046-8177 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00468177 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Hum Pathol Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0046-8177
Abstract
We present 3 adults with cardiac rhabdomyomas, 2 in the atria and 1 in the right ventricle. One atrial tumor was discovered incidentally, and 1 resulted in supraventricular tachycardia. The ventricular lesion caused ventricular tachycardia. Compared with congenital rhabdomyomas, the tumors are relatively cellular, the cells are smaller, there are few spider cells, and there is evidence of cell proliferation. Two of the 3 tumors demonstrated spindling in contrast to adult rhabdomyomas of the head and neck. Although surgical excision was possible in all patients, long-term follow-up will be required to determine the true biologic behavior of these neoplasms.
(Copyright 2002, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.)
(Copyright 2002, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.)