Papillary fibroelastomas, the third most common primary cardiac tumor in adults, are extremely rare in children. These tumors grow slowly and are histologically benign but with high potential for life-threatening complications. We report an 8-month-old asymptomatic female infant with papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve, discovered by echocardiograph examination.
Begić H., Placci A., Picchio F.M., Gargiulo G., M Ibrahimović J. (2008). Papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve in an 8-month-old infant. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, 167, 685-686 [10.1007/s00431-007-0536-6].
Papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve in an 8-month-old infant
PICCHIO, FERNANDO MARIA;GARGIULO, GAETANO DOMENICO;
2008
Abstract
Papillary fibroelastomas, the third most common primary cardiac tumor in adults, are extremely rare in children. These tumors grow slowly and are histologically benign but with high potential for life-threatening complications. We report an 8-month-old asymptomatic female infant with papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve, discovered by echocardiograph examination.File in questo prodotto:
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