Oral Everolimus for Treatment of a Giant Left Ventricular Rhabdomyoma in a Neonate—Rapid Tumor Regression Documented by Real Time 3D Echocardiography. (22nd July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wagner, Robert; Riede, Frank Thomas; Seki, Hiroshi; Hornemann, Frauke; Syrbe, Steffen; Daehnert, Ingo; Weidenbach, Michael
• Is Part Of: Echocardiography. Volume 32:issue 12(2015:Dec.)
• Page Start: 1876
• Page End: 1879
• Publication Date: 2015-07-22
• Subjects: cardiac tumor -- congenital heart diseases -- real time imaging techniques -- left ventricular outflow obstruction -- three‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography; Echocardiography -- Periodicals; Echocardiography -- Periodicals; 616.1207543
• DOI: 10.1111/echo.13015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0742-2822

Abstract

Abstract : The presented case reports on successful treatment with everolimus in a neonate with left ventricular giant rhabdomyoma. The authors used a different dosage regime compared to literature and documented rapid tumor regression by 3D echocardiography. Mini‐Abstract: The authors report on rapid tumor regression of a giant rhabdomyoma with Everolimus treatment documented by three‐dimensional echocardiography.