Atrio-ventricular nodal tumor associated with polyendocrine anomalies

Pathol Res Pract. 1996 Jan;192(1):54-9; discussion 60-1. doi: 10.1016/S0344-0338(96)80130-0.

Abstract

We report the clinical and autopsy findings of a young female suffering of complete heart block since the age of 11 and who suddenly died at the age of 32 because of a polycystic atrio-ventricular node tumor. In association with this tumor, we observed a hyperplasia of the islets of Langherans, a true thymic hyperplasia, bilateral multicystic ovaries, adrenal tissue heterotopia and clear cell adenomatosis in the right kidney. We suggest that the polycystic atrio-ventricular node tumor may be part of a complex syndrome with endocrine disorders and heterotopias.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / pathology
  • Adrenal Glands / pathology
  • Adult
  • Atrioventricular Node*
  • Choristoma / pathology
  • Endocrine Glands / pathology*
  • Female
  • Heart Block / complications
  • Heart Neoplasms / complications*
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia / pathology
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Islets of Langerhans / pathology
  • Kidney Diseases / pathology
  • Ovarian Cysts / complications
  • Ovarian Cysts / pathology
  • Pancreas / pathology
  • Thymus Hyperplasia / pathology