Fetal cardiac tumors: prenatal diagnosis, management and prognosis in 18 cases
Journal Title: Journal of the Turkish-German Gynecological Association - Year 2020, Vol 21, Issue 4
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the long-term follow-up of patients with fetal cardiac tumors (FCTs), and to review the literature regarding advances in diagnosis and management of FCTs in the last decade. Material and Methods: In this retrospective study, pregnant women referred to a single center maternal-fetal medicine unit between 2013 and 2018 for advanced ultrasonography, were reviewed. Pediatric cardiology counseling was offered to women whose fetuses had FCTs. All patients were evaluated according to revised diagnostic criteria for tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Medical treatment was administered to patients with FCTs ≥30 mm or if they were symptomatic. Everolimus therapy at a dose of 2x0.25 mg twice a week for three months was started in the postnatal period. Results: Out of the 75,312 patients referred 18 (0.024%) were diagnosed with FCTs. Six were referred with fetal arrhythmias and the others were diagnosed with FCTs during routine follow-up. Ten patients (55%) with FCTs were diagnosed with TSC. All tumors were assessed to be rhabdomyoma. Mean tumor diameter in fetuses with TSC was significantly larger than those without TSC (29.8±14.1 mm versus 9.3±4.8 mm, respectively; p=0.004). All patients (n=2) who received medical therapy had a diagnosis of TSC and multiple FCTs and a reduction in tumor size occurred. Tumor size decreased in eight patients spontaneously during follow-up, but increased in one patient who had multiple locations but no TCS. No change in size was observed in the remaining seven cases. None of the fetuses died during the 1-5 year follow-up period. Conclusion: Rhabdomyoma are usually multiple and associated with TSC. Rhabdomyomas with TSC are larger, but most regress spontaneously or respond well to medical treatment after birth, and have an excellent long-term prognosis.
Authors and Affiliations
Mustafa Behram, Süleyman Cemil Oğlak, Züat Acar, Salim Sezer, Helen Bornaun, Aytül Çorbacıoğlu, İsmail Özdemir
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