Valor de la ecocardiografía en el diagnóstico contemporáneo de tumores cardíacos primarios en pediatría

we report the experience in the diagnosis of primary cardiac tumor during the period from 1999 to 2004, 8,500 studies were revised echocardiographic carried out. we found 21 patients, 11 of female sex (55%). in 15/21 (71%), the age of presentation was less than 1 year. in 9/21 the tumor was multiple (42.8%), lodged in the ventricle right in 2/21 (9.5%), in the ventricle left 3 (14.2%), 8 in the septum interventricular (38%) and 4 compromised the auriculas. they were classified like rabdomiomas 14 (66%), 5 associates with sclerosis tuberosa, 4 mixomas (19%), 2 fibromas (9.5%) and 1 rabdomiosarcoma (4.7%). in five patients the diagnosis was prenatal. the global mortality went of 9.5%. conclusions. the echocardiograpy is a good diagnosis method in our series the rabdomioma occupied the first place in frequency. (arch cardiol mex 2005; 75: 154-158).