Hamartoma of mature cardiac myocytes. 1998

A P Burke, and J K Ribe, and A K Bajaj, and W D Edwards, and A Farb, and R Virmani
Department of Cardiovascular Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306-6000, USA.

The clinical and pathological findings of three patients with hamartomas of mature cardiac myocytes resembling localized hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are presented. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is manifest by a poorly demarcated area of cardiac hypertrophy, microscopically demonstrating myofiber disarray and intramural coronary thickening. Localized, nonencapsulated masses of hypertrophied cardiac myocytes in locations other than the left ventricle or ventricular septum have not been reported. The clinical and pathological data of three patients with localized hamartomas were retrospectively retrieved. The patients were 9, 22, and 28 years old, respectively; none had a known family history of heart disease or cardiomyopathy. Two patients had cardiac arrhythmias: one patient died suddenly, and one patient had the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. The third patient was asymptomatic. Two patients treated surgically had single masses in the right atrium and right ventricle, respectively. The patient who died suddenly had multiple discrete masses throughout the atrial and ventricular myocardium, including the left ventricular free wall. None of the three patients had septal asymmetry suggestive of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Histologically, there were discrete but unencapsulated nodules of marked myocyte hypertrophy with disorganization, focal scarring, and thickened intramural arteries. There was no myocyte vacuolization suggestive of cardiac rhabdomyoma. Ultrastructurally, the myocytes showed abundant and disorganized myofilaments and normal intercellular junctions. Hamartoma of mature cardiac myocytes is a previously undescribed cardiac tumor that shares some features of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and rhabdomyoma, but is currently best considered a separate entity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009202 Cardiomyopathies A group of diseases in which the dominant feature is the involvement of the CARDIAC MUSCLE itself. Cardiomyopathies are classified according to their predominant pathophysiological features (DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY) or their etiological/pathological factors (CARDIOMYOPATHY, ALCOHOLIC; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS). Myocardial Disease,Myocardial Diseases,Myocardial Diseases, Primary,Myocardial Diseases, Secondary,Myocardiopathies,Primary Myocardial Disease,Cardiomyopathies, Primary,Cardiomyopathies, Secondary,Primary Myocardial Diseases,Secondary Myocardial Diseases,Cardiomyopathy,Cardiomyopathy, Primary,Cardiomyopathy, Secondary,Disease, Myocardial,Disease, Primary Myocardial,Disease, Secondary Myocardial,Diseases, Myocardial,Diseases, Primary Myocardial,Diseases, Secondary Myocardial,Myocardial Disease, Primary,Myocardial Disease, Secondary,Myocardiopathy,Primary Cardiomyopathies,Primary Cardiomyopathy,Secondary Cardiomyopathies,Secondary Cardiomyopathy,Secondary Myocardial Disease
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D006222 Hamartoma A focal malformation resembling a neoplasm, composed of an overgrowth of mature cells and tissues that normally occur in the affected area. Hamartomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D014463 Ultrasonography The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz. Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic
D017809 Fatal Outcome Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual, as shown by a single case report or a limited number of patients. This should be differentiated from DEATH, the physiological cessation of life and from MORTALITY, an epidemiological or statistical concept. Fatal Outcomes,Outcome, Fatal,Outcomes, Fatal

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