| Giant Cardiac Fibroma: An Unusual Cause of Failure to Thrive. | |
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PMID: 22644413 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Cardiac fibromas are extremely rare in the general pediatric population and may present with a wide spectrum of clinical signs, including life-threatening arrhythmias and sudden death. We report a 14-month-old boy who presented with failure to thrive as the only symptom. Echocardiography showed a large cardiac fibroma in the right ventricle. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the diagnosis. After complete surgical tumor resection, the boy showed normal catch-up growth. This case underlines the diversity of clinical features of cardiac tumors, which implies that they should be considered early in the differential diagnosis of infants with failure to thrive. |
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Susanne Navarini; Philipp Latzin; Alexander Kadner; Thierry Carrel; Damian Hutter |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-5-30 |
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Title: Pediatric cardiology Volume: - ISSN: 1432-1971 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 May |
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Created Date: 2012-5-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8003849 Medline TA: Pediatr Cardiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital of Berne, Berne, Switzerland. |
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