Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi
2008 , Vol 51 , Num 2
A case of a newborn with intracardiac rhabdomyoma and congenital hypothyroidism
1Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Pediatri Uzmanı2Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Pediatri Doçenti
3Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Pediatri Profesörü
4Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Radyoloji Doçenti Mutlu M, Dilber E, Aslan Y, Koşucu P, Gedik Y. (Departments of Pediatrics and Radiology, Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey). A case of a newborn with intracardiac rhabdomyoma and congenital hypothyroidism. Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi 2008; 51: 98-100.
Primary tumors of the heart are rare in infancy and childhood and are most often benign. The most common heart tumors in children are rhabdomyomas. They often remain clinically unimportant and regress with age but may cause mechanical obstruction, heart failure, or arrhythmias. We report a newborn case with symptomatic cardiac rhabdomyoma and congenital hypothyroidism.
Anahtar Kelimeler : intrakardiyak rabdomiyom, konjenital hipotiroidi, yenidoğan, intracardiac rhabdomyoma, congenital hypothyroidism, neonate