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Superior caval vein syndrome and cardiac inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour in an infant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2023

Bernardo Mussi Soares
Affiliation:
Fundacao Tecnico-Educacional Souza Marques Escola de Medicina Souza Marques, Rio de Janeiro 21310-310, Brazil
Andressa Mussi Soares
Affiliation:
Hospital Evangelico de Cachoeiro de Itapimirim, Cachoeiro DE Itapemirim, ES, Brazil
Vera Demarchi Aiello*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Pathology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
*
Author for correspondence: Vera Demarchi Aiello, Laboratory of Pathology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil. E-mail: vdaiello@gmail.com

Abstract

The inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour, although very rare, must be considered in the differential diagnosis of intracardiac masses in children as it has systemic implications. We present a case of an infant whose diagnosis was suspected on clinical basis and echocardiogram, but the anatomopathological analysis with immunohistochemical study was essential for the conclusion of the histological type and orientation of the clinical follow-up.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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