Key result
In a 6-month-old girl with a large right ventricular fibroma, ventricular tachycardia was successfully managed with amiodarone until surgical resection at age 3 resulted in complete tumor removal and no recurrence.
Case Report (n=1)
A large right ventricular fibroma presenting with ventricular tachycardia in infancy can be successfully managed medically with amiodarone followed by surgical resection when outflow tract obstruction develops.
Amiodarone may bridge infants with RV fibroma and VT to delayed resection; single-case data leave optimal timing open for prospective study.
This report describes the case of a 6-month-old girl with a large cardiac fibroma in the right ventricle. Ventricular tachycardia associated with the fibroma was successfully treated with amiodarone. At the age of 3 years, surgical resection was indicated because of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction caused by progression of the tumor. The fibroma was successfully resected, and further follow-up evaluation was uneventful.
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Horovitz et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Right ventricular fibroma (n=1). Amiodarone followed by surgical resection was evaluated on Clinical outcome following medical and surgical management. In a 6-month-old girl with a large right ventricular fibroma, ventricular tachycardia was successfully managed with amiodarone until surgical resection at age 3 resulted in complete tumor removal and no recurrence.
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