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PEDIATRIC CARDIAC TUMORS: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC IMAGING FEATURES – A PICTORIAL REVIEW
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  • Nathalie Jeanne Bravo-Valenzuela,
  • Eliane Lucas,
  • Nadinne Velloso Netto,
  • Larissa Vieira da Conceicao,
  • Natalia Pinheiro Duque Estrada,
  • Maria Respondek-Liberska,
  • Edward Araujo Júnior
Nathalie Jeanne Bravo-Valenzuela
Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia

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Eliane Lucas
Hospital Geral de Bonsucesso
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Nadinne Velloso Netto
Hospital Geral de Bonsucesso
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Larissa Vieira da Conceicao
Hospital Geral de Bonsucesso
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Natalia Pinheiro Duque Estrada
Hospital Geral de Bonsucesso
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Maria Respondek-Liberska
Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lodzi Klinika Kardiologii
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Edward Araujo Júnior
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
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Abstract

Cardiac tumors (CT) in children are very rare lesions, but their diagnosis is crucial for patient management. Echocardiography is the most used cardiovascular imaging modality in clinical practice for the initial diagnosis of CT in pediatric patients. Knowing the echocardiographic characteristics of CTs can enable an increasingly early diagnosis and the identification of its most likely etiology. Primary CTs are the most frequent in children, with benign ones being the most prevalent. Among benign CTs, the most frequent in fetuses and neonates are rhabdomyomas and teratomas, while in older children, they are rhabdomyomas and fibromas. In this article we describe the echocardiographic characteristics of the main CTs in pediatric ages.