Massive cardiomegaly in a neonate: pericardial teratoma as an unusual and surgically correctable cause
Term neonate with respiratory distress had a giant cystic intrapericardial mass causing cardiopulmonary compression and effusion. Echocardiography and chest tomographic defined the anatomy; surgical resection confirmed an immature pericardial teratoma with a favourable diagnosis.
Authors
- Sanjiv Gandhi
- David M. Kalfa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4324-6038)
- Julio D Egusquiza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4915-6420)
- Daniela Benitez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2092-6308)
- Gabriel Chamyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1634-9526)
- Utkarsh Kohli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3410-840X)
- Jose Ugarriza Mendoza
- Himanshu Meena
Institutions
- Miami Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cardiology in the Young
- Published
- 2026-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1047951126124135
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00