title: Cardiac myxoma of the tricuspid valve: description of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Although myxomas are the most common cardiac neoplasms in the adult population, they are very rare in pediatric patients. Tricuspid valve myxomas are even more exceptional at all ages, with only 16 cases being reported in the literature. We describe the case of a 10-year-old boy with a myxoma of the tricuspid valve, who was successfully operated without valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pessotto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piccin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Consolaro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faggian
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzucco
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve