Turkish Journal of Pathology

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

Turkish Journal of Pathology

Turkish Journal of Pathology

2019, Vol 35, Num, 1     (Pages: 055-057)

Tricuspid Valve Hemangioma Associated with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Presenting as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Brijnandan GUPTA 1, Shouriyo GHOSH 2, Maikal KUJUR 3, Khushbu KHETAN 2, Tarun KUMAR 2

1 Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, NEW DELHI, India
2 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, NEW DELHI, India
3 Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, CHHATTISGARH, India

DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2015.01362
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Primary cardiac tumors are rare in children with a low incidence varying from 0.0017 to 0.28% in autopsy studies. Approximately 90% of the reported primary cardiac tumors in the pediatric population are benign and the most common subtype is rhabdomyomas accounting for approximately 60%, while hemangiomas are rare primary tumors with a 5% incidence. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is abnormal development of the left-sided cardiac structures, leading to obstruction of blood flow from the left ventricle out-flow tract. Here we report a case of tricuspid hemangioma in association with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare association not previously reported in the literature.

Keywords : Tricuspid valve, Hemangioma, Hypoplastic left heart syndrome, Sudden infant death syndrome