Navarini, Susanne; Latzin, Philipp; Kadner, Alexander; Carrel, Thierry; Hutter, Damian (2013). Giant Cardiac Fibroma: An Unusual Cause of Failure to Thrive. Pediatric cardiology, 34(5), pp. 1264-6. New York, N.Y.: Springer-Verlag 10.1007/s00246-012-0374-9
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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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Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Heart Surgery |
UniBE Contributor: |
Navarini, Susanne, Latzin, Philipp, Kadner, Alexander, Carrel, Thierry, Hutter, Damian Marco |
ISSN: |
0172-0643 |
Publisher: |
Springer-Verlag |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Anette van Dorland |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:31 |
Last Modified: |
27 Feb 2024 14:29 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s00246-012-0374-9 |
PubMed ID: |
22644413 |
Web of Science ID: |
000318871100031 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.11845 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/11845 (FactScience: 218095) |
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