Intrapericardial neurofibromatosis with coronary involvement: A case report

A Rare Case of Cardiac Neurofibroma in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Radiologic Findings

“…Neurofibromas originating from the heart are extremely rare. To date, very few reports of cardiac neurofibromas have been published ( Table 1 ) ( 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ). Of these, four cases associated with NF1 were identified ( 4 6 7 8 ).…”

“…To date, very few reports of cardiac neurofibromas have been published ( Table 1 ) ( 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ). Of these, four cases associated with NF1 were identified ( 4 6 7 8 ). In the eight reported cases, including this case, five tumors were located in the left ventricle, while one tumor each was located in the left ventricle and atrium, right ventricle, and right atrium and septum.…”

“…However, little is known about the image characteristics of cardiac neurofibroma, as some studies of cardiac neurofibroma included only echocardiography and MRI. In the 3 case reports that described cardiac MRI findings ( 3 4 5 ), two tumors showed delayed contrast enhancement with iso or low signal intensity on steady-state precession sequences; one tumor showed iso signal intensity on the T1-weighted image, and low signal intensity on the T2-weighted image without contrast study. These cases only showed some figures of the cardiac MRI sequence and description with no figure, so detailed MRI findings of cardiac neurofibroma were not available.…”

“…It rarely occurs in the heart. Few cases of cardiac neurofibromas have been reported in literature, and these cases were studied using echocardiography and MRI only ( 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ). Of these, four cases were associated with NF1 ( 4 6 7 8 ).…”

“…Few cases of cardiac neurofibromas have been reported in literature, and these cases were studied using echocardiography and MRI only ( 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ). Of these, four cases were associated with NF1 ( 4 6 7 8 ). Herein, we present the CT and MRI findings of a left ventricular neurofibroma in a patient with NF1.…”