title: Primary cardiac fibroma: a rising giant in a small cavity--size does matter.
abstract: We report the case of a 5-month-old girl who presented with cardiac failure due to a cardiac fibroma originating from the interventricular septum. We also include some remarks about the etiology and the most favorable therapeutic strategy for the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery and Paediatric Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Beelke
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: D'hondt
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rega
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mertens
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gewillig
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meyns
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054088:Ventricular Septum / Q000601:surgery