Introduction
Cardiac rhabdomyoma is the most common primary heart tumor detected in
infancy and childhood. The clinical course is generally benign. In
studies
conducted,
spontaneous regression was observed in the majority of cases. The
relationship of this tumor, which was first described in 1862, with
tuberous sclerosis has been revealed as a result of researches1. Although it has a good clinical course, surgical
resection is inevitable when it causes conditions such as ventricular
outflow tract obstruction, myocardial dysfunction and malign arrhythmia.2.
Despite many studies, very few congenital heart diseases have been
reported in relation to cardiac rhabdomiomas. There are studies that
argue that rhabdomyoma can cause any defect by causing a disruption in
the embryological development steps of the heart. However, it is still
controversial whether these two cardiac pathologies emerge as different
pathologies 3 .
We report a rare case of
tuberous
sclerosis (TS) with cerebral and renal lesions, associated with cardiac
rhabdomyoma and atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD).