Key result
Surgical excision of a cystic mass originating from the interventricular septum in an 8-year-old boy confirmed the diagnosis of a mature intracardiac teratoma.
Why the study?
Primary intracardiac teratoma is a rare cardiac tumor with few reported cases in neonates and children.
Case Report (n=1)
Primary intracardiac teratoma, although rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of the heart in pediatric patients.
Primary intracardiac teratoma is a rare cardiac tumor with few cases reports in neonates and children. The authors present a case of an 8-year-old boy diagnosed with a cystic mass within the heart. The mass lesion was originating from the interventricular septum and was obliterating the ventricular chambers. Clinically, the mass was suspected to be a hydatid cyst. Surgical excision of the cyst was done that was confirmed histopathologically as mature teratoma. Although rare, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of heart when evaluating mass lesions in the pediatric age group.
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Nakra et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Primary intracardiac teratoma (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated on Histopathological confirmation. Surgical excision of a cystic mass originating from the interventricular septum in an 8-year-old boy confirmed the diagnosis of a mature intracardiac teratoma.
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