Rhabdomyosarcoma of the heart presenting with cardiac tamponade: a case report

V. A. Denisov; Денисов В. А.; A. Z. Gasieva; Гасиева А. З.; O. S. Zatsarinnaya; Зацаринная О. С.; D. Yu. Kachanov; Качанов Д. Ю.; I. G. Khamin; Хамин И. Г.

doi:10.24287/1726-1708-2023-22-4-114-120

Rhabdomyosarcoma of the heart presenting with cardiac tamponade: a case report

Authors: Denisov V.A.¹, Gasieva A.Z.¹, Zatsarinnaya O.S.¹, Kachanov D.Y.¹, Khamin I.G.¹
Affiliations:
1. Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation
Issue: Vol 22, No 4 (2023)
Pages: 114-120
Section: CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS
Submitted: 05.01.2024
Accepted: 05.01.2024
Published: 20.12.2023
URL: https://hemoncim.com/jour/article/view/805
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24287/1726-1708-2023-22-4-114-120
ID: 805

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Cardiac tamponade, characterized by slowly or rapidly developing compression (by fluid, blood, pus or gas) that prevents the heart chambers from filling with blood is one of the most dangerous complications associated with the aggressive growth of intrathoracic malignant tumors, including cardiac tumors. Clinical manifestations of this complication may include tachycardia, progressive hypotension, elevated jugular venous pressure and pulsus paradoxus (a symptom characterized by a decrease in systolic blood pressure by more than 10 mmHg during inspiration). In the present article, we report a clinical case of a patient with rhabdomyosarcoma of the heart complicated by cardiac tamponade. The patient's parents gave consent to the use of their child's data, including photographs, for research purposes and in publications.