Abstract
SYSTEMIC arteriovenous malformations have been recognized as a cause of congestive heart failure in infancy.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 In the case reported below a newborn infant had congestive heart failure secondary to a hemangioendothelioma of the pelvis and left buttock. In this case hemodynamic studies were carried out, and palliation was achieved by ligation of the tumor's blood supply.Case ReportA 9-day-old female infant was referred to the Bethesda Naval Hospital because of congestive heart failure. The gestational period and the delivery had been uncomplicated, and the infant weighed 3.6 kg at birth. A cystic mass, 8.0 by 7.5 cm, involving the . . .
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