Benign intracardiac teratoma. A case of sudden death.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 2.5-year-old girl with no known medical problems had a witnessed sudden collapse and died. At autopsy, a large tumor was found within the interventricular septum of the heart. The gross and microscopic findings of the tumor were typical for a benign teratoma. Only five other cases of benign teratomas of the heart were found in a review of the literature. Pertinent features of these tumors are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac
- Heart Neoplasms
- Teratoma