Imaging of Pediatric Cardiac Tumors: A COG Diagnostic Imaging Committee/SPR Oncology Committee White Paper

Overview

Journal Pediatr Blood Cancer

Specialties Hematology
Oncology
Pediatrics

Date 2022 Sep 9

PMID 36083866

Authors

Cara E Morin

Lindsay M Griffin

Rebecca S Beroukhim

Pablo Caro-Dominguez

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

Affiliations

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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.

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