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Imaging of pediatric cardiac tumors: A COG Diagnostic Imaging Committee/SPR Oncology Committee White Paper.

Cara E MorinLindsay M GriffinRebecca S BeroukhimPablo Caro-DomínguezSherwin ChanJason Nathaniel JohnsonJuan C InfanteChristopher Z LamLaDonna J MaloneElizabeth R TangMichael D TaylorJames C WilkinsonPrakash M Masand
Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2022)
Cardiac tumors in children are rare and the majority are benign. The most common cardiac tumor in children is rhabdomyoma, usually associated with tuberous sclerosis complex. Other benign cardiac masses include fibromas, myxomas, hemangiomas, and teratomas. Primary malignant cardiac tumors are exceedingly rare, with the most common pathology being soft tissue sarcomas. This paper provides consensus-based imaging recommendations for the evaluation of patients with cardiac tumors at diagnosis and follow-up, including during and after therapy.
Keyphrases
  • left ventricular
  • high resolution
  • young adults
  • heart failure
  • palliative care
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • computed tomography
  • magnetic resonance
  • high grade
  • smoking cessation
  • replacement therapy
  • childhood cancer