Cerebral rhinocele, hydrocephalus, and cleft lip and palate in infants with cardiac fibroma.
J Neurol Sci
; 99(1): 27-36, 1990 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-2250168
Cardiac transplantation was performed in two infants with unresectable fibromas of the myocardium. In one patient, lip surgery was also required for unilateral cleft lip and palate. At autopsy, communicating hydrocephalus of mild to moderate degree was found in both cases. In the patient with facial clefts, there was also a large, ipsilateral cyst, or rhinocele, of the olfactory lobe. This unusual lesion, which seems to represent a previously unreported malformation, was apparently formed by segmental dilatation of a persistent olfactory ventricle. Cerebral or cranial anomalies are thought to be rare in cases of cardiac fibroma; however, macrocephaly was present in five patients. Furthermore, presenting abnormalities among previously reported cases included hydrocephalus in one case, and cleft lip and palate in another. These and other findings suggest that, at least in some cases, cardiac fibroma is a manifestation of a more extensive developmental disorder.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Encéfalo
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Fenda Labial
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Fissura Palatina
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Fibroma
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Neoplasias Cardíacas
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Neurol Sci
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Holanda