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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:328-330
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Surgical issues in giant right ventricular fibroma

Brojendra N. Agarwala, MDa, Joanne P. Starr, MDb, Eloise Walker, MDa, Emile A. Bacha, MDa*

a Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Chicago, Illinois, USA
b Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, University of Chicago Children's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Accepted for publication June 13, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Bacha, Pediatric and Congential Cardiac Surgery, The University of Chicago Children's Hospital, 5841 S Maryland Ave, MC 5040, Chicago, IL, USA 60637
e-mail: ebacha{at}surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu

Cardiac fibroma is a rare and benign tumor usually seen in infants and children. We report a 3-year-old asymptomatic child who presented with a giant right ventricular (RV) fibroma. He underwent complete surgical resection and is doing well at follow-up. Because of the size of the tumor and the potential need for resection of RV free wall, it is essential to have contingency plans to deal with postoperative RV failure.






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