[Anesthetic management of a neonate with primary cardiac rhabdomyoma].

We have experienced anesthetic management for cardiac rhabdomyoma in a 21-day-old male, whose pulmonary trunk was obstructed by the tumor. He was anesthetized with fentanyl 70 micrograms.kg-1 and oxygen. The operative and post-operative courses were uneventful. Cardiac tumor, especially cardiac rhabdomyoma, in infant is rare. Anesthesia for the resection of the cardiac tumor must be carried out carefully, because sudden death due to arrhythmias as well as cardiac or respiratory failure is the most dangerous complication.