Prenatal Diagnosis of Heart Rabdomioma. A Case Report
Journal Title: World Journal of Gynecology & Womens Health (WJGWH) - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
We describe a case of a heart tumor diagnosed by ultrasound in a 20 week’s gestational age fetus with presumptive diagnosis of heart rabdomioma. The fetus was delivered by cesarean section because a previous section at 38 weeks of gestational age. At the evaluation of the new born, the diagnosis of rabdomioma was confirmed by echocardiogram. We report of a case of prenatal rabdomioma associated to maternal diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis.
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Illia R
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- EP ID EP609280
- DOI 10.33552/WJGWH.2018.01.000504
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