[Echocardiographic diagnosis and successful resection of a left ventricular rhabdomyoma in the neonatal period].

Among the rare heart tumours in childhood rhabdomyomas are mostly found in the neonatal period. They cause in 50% left- or right-sided obstruction. By means of 2D-echocardiography extent and relation to neighbouring structures can clearly be disclosed. Because of the severe natural history - mortality in the first year of life between 60 and 78% - successful operation was performed in a 2,5 kg weighing neonate.