TY - JOUR
T1 - A Rare Case of Solitary Cardiac Myofibroma in an Infant
AU - Yu, Liwei
AU - O’Leary, Patrick W.
AU - Qureshi, M. Yasir
AU - Maleszewski, Joseph J.
AU - Stephens, Elizabeth H.
AU - Dearani, Joseph
AU - Ameduri, Rebecca K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2025/1
Y1 - 2025/1
N2 - Solitary myofibromas are rare, benign, mesenchymal tumors typically found in the head and neck regions. We report an exceptionally rare case of a solitary cardiac myofibroma and its short-term management and outcome. A two-month-old infant was referred due to a murmur. Echocardiography revealed a 2 × 1 cm solitary mass originating from a mitral papillary muscle, causing severe regurgitation. Magnetic resonance imaging showed the mass to be homogeneous on T1, hyperintense on T2, and hypointense on first-pass perfusion imaging with no enhancement on delayed postcontrast imaging. The mass was surgically excised partially due to its involvement with the mitral valve. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, with echocardiography four months later showing no tumor recurrence and trivial mitral regurgitation. This report provides valuable imaging and pathology examples to aid in the recognition of this rare tumor and demonstrates that successful surgical excision is possible, even with significant cardiac involvement.
AB - Solitary myofibromas are rare, benign, mesenchymal tumors typically found in the head and neck regions. We report an exceptionally rare case of a solitary cardiac myofibroma and its short-term management and outcome. A two-month-old infant was referred due to a murmur. Echocardiography revealed a 2 × 1 cm solitary mass originating from a mitral papillary muscle, causing severe regurgitation. Magnetic resonance imaging showed the mass to be homogeneous on T1, hyperintense on T2, and hypointense on first-pass perfusion imaging with no enhancement on delayed postcontrast imaging. The mass was surgically excised partially due to its involvement with the mitral valve. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, with echocardiography four months later showing no tumor recurrence and trivial mitral regurgitation. This report provides valuable imaging and pathology examples to aid in the recognition of this rare tumor and demonstrates that successful surgical excision is possible, even with significant cardiac involvement.
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U2 - 10.1177/21501351241286453
DO - 10.1177/21501351241286453
M3 - Article
C2 - 39497477
AN - SCOPUS:85208652532
SN - 2150-1351
VL - 16
SP - 137
EP - 140
JO - World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
JF - World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
IS - 1
ER -