Cardiac fibromas.
Cardiac fibroma is a rare benign nonencapsulated neoplasm of the heart. It occurs mainly in infants and children. It may grow to a large size, which results in a variety of clinical cardiac presentations, including sudden death. Surgical excision prevents recurrence.
Gotlieb
Avrum I
AI
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Toronto General Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. avrum.gotlieb@utoronto.ca
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma; D006338:Heart Neoplasms; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male