Successful Prenatal Treatment of Cardiac Rhabdomyoma in a Fetus with Tuberous Sclerosis

• Main Authors: Joachim Carsten Will (Author), Nina Siedentopf (Author), Oliver Schmid (Author), Teresa Mira Gruber (Author), Wolfgang Henrich (Author), Christoph Hertzberg (Author), Bernhard Weschke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cardiac rhabdomyomas are a possible early manifestation of the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC). They often regress spontaneously but may grow and cause cardiac dysfunction, threatening the child's life. Treatment with rapalogs can stop the growth of these cardiac tumors and even make them shri...