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A Triad: Cardiac Rhabdomyosarcoma, Stroke and Tamponade

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The case report describes a 9-year-old boy who presented with an acute cerebrovascular accident and was found to have cardiac tamponade caused by cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma. Symptoms of rhabdomyosarcoma can be indolent and nonspecific, even with metastatic disease. Echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging are explored as adjuncts to diagnosis. The radiologic features that helped with the diagnosis of this rare condition are described.

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  1. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Tazeen Ashraf, Thomas George Day, Jan Marek, Marina Hughes & Alessandro Giardini

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Ashraf, T., Day, T.G., Marek, J. et al. A Triad: Cardiac Rhabdomyosarcoma, Stroke and Tamponade. Pediatr Cardiol 34, 771–773 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-012-0549-4

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