Surgical excision of a giant cardiac fibroma in an asymptomatic child
Cardiac fibroma is a rare primary tumor of the heart. Patients can be asymptomatic or present with palpitations, cardiac murmur, syncope, arrhythmias, symptoms of congestive heart failure, or sudden death. We report a case of successful surgical excision of a giant cardiac fibroma in an asymptomatic...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | The European research journal 2018-01, Vol.4 (1), p.52-54 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Cardiac fibroma is a rare primary tumor of the heart. Patients can be asymptomatic or present with palpitations, cardiac murmur, syncope, arrhythmias, symptoms of congestive heart failure, or sudden death. We report a case of successful surgical excision of a giant cardiac fibroma in an asymptomatic child. |
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| ISSN: | 2149-3189 2149-3189 |
| DOI: | 10.18621/eurj.342533 |