Imaging of Pediatric Cardiac Tumors: A Cog Diagnostic Imaging Committee/Spr Oncology Committee White Paper

Authors

Cara E Morin
Lindsay M Griffin
Rebecca S Beroukhim
Pablo Caro-Domínguez
Sherwin Chan
Jason N Johnson
Juan C Infante
Christopher Z Lam
LaDonna J Malone
Elizabeth R Tang
Michael D Taylor
James C Wilkinson
Prakash M Masand

Publication Date

6-1-2023

Journal

Pediatric Blood & Cancer

DOI

10.1002/pbc.29955

PMID

36083866

PMCID

PMC10641876

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

6-1-2024

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Author MSS

Published Open-Access

yes

Keywords

Child, Humans, Surface Plasmon Resonance, Heart Neoplasms, Rhabdomyoma, Tuberous Sclerosis, Diagnostic Imaging, pediatric, cardiac, tumors, masses, imaging

Abstract

Cardiac tumors in children are rare and the majority are benign. The most common cardiac tumor in children is rhabdomyoma, usually associated with tuberous sclerosis complex. Other benign cardiac masses include fibromas, myxomas, hemangiomas, and teratomas. Primary malignant cardiac tumors are exceedingly rare, with the most common pathology being soft tissue sarcomas. This paper provides consensus-based imaging recommendations for the evaluation of patients with cardiac tumors at diagnosis and follow-up, including during and after therapy.