Left atrial myxoma in a preschool child.
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.
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland.
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Doig
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Pollock
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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