title: Left atrial myxoma in a preschool child.
abstract: A case of left atrial myxoma successfully removed using cardiopulmonary bypass in a 5-year-old child is presented. Review of the literature emphasizes the rarity and clinically aggressive behavior of this tumor in this age group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland.
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Pathi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Royse
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Doig
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pollock
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery