Abstract
A right ventricular (RV) tumor manifested by ventricular tachycardia (VT) accompanied by syncopal attacks was found in a 14 year old boy by two-dimensional echocardiography. Surgery was performed on February 10, 1981, with the aid of a cardiopulmonary bypass. The tumor was completely removed as a mass from the anterolateral portion of the RV wall. The wall was closed directly without any patch. The mass was 60gm in weight and 7 by 4 by 4cm in size. Fibroma was diagnosed by pathological study. The patient is doing well 6 years postoperatively. We conclude that two-dimensional echocardio-graphy should be used to exclude cardiac tumors such as fibroma in young patients who have VT
