Conservative management of a left ventricle cardiac fibroma in an asymptomatic child patient

Abstract

Primary cardiac tumors in infancy and childhood are rare and usually benign. Fibroma is the second most common bening cardiac tumor after rhabdomyoma. Surgery is required when fibromas cause ventricular outflow tract obstruction, ventricular dysfunction and life-threatening arrhythmia. This case report describes a 9-year-old asymptomatic male presenting with a giant left ventricular cardiac fibroma who was followed up using conservative treatment.

Keywords

• child
• echocardiography; fibroma/complications/diagnosis; heart neoplasms