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

作者：Elkiran Ozlem^*; Karakurt Cemsit; Erdil Nevzat; Disli Olcay Murat; Dagli Adile Ferda

来源：Congenital Heart Disease, 2013, 8(6): E174-E177.

DOI：10.1111/chd.12026

• Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor
• Infant
• Respiratory Distress
• Cyanosis

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.

• 出版日期2013-11