Intrapericardial lymphangioma presenting as neonatal cardiac tamponade

Pediatr Cardiol. 1996 Mar-Apr;17(2):129-31. doi: 10.1007/BF02505099.

Abstract

We report a unique case of cardiac tamponade in a newborn due to an intrapericardial lymphangioma. Echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging suggested that the mass, which was situated between the right atrium and the aortic root, was unsuitable for primary resection. A pericardial window was performed, and over the next 16 months the tumor spontaneously regressed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Tamponade / complications
  • Cardiac Tamponade / diagnosis*
  • Cardiac Tamponade / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Neoplasms / complications
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Lymphangioma / complications
  • Lymphangioma / diagnosis*
  • Lymphangioma / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Male
  • Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging
  • Pericardial Effusion / etiology
  • Pericardial Effusion / surgery
  • Pericardial Window Techniques
  • Remission, Spontaneous