title: Conservative management of a left ventricle cardiac fibroma in an asymptomatic child patient.
abstract: Primary cardiac tumors in infancy and childhood are rare and usually benign. Fibroma is the second most common bening cardiac tumor after rhabdomyoma. Surgery is required when fibromas cause ventricular outflow tract obstruction, ventricular dysfunction and life-threatening arrhythmia. This case report describes a 9-year-old asymptomatic male presenting with a giant left ventricular cardiac fibroma who was followed up using conservative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. drhunsal@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Handan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ünsal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Enver
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ekici
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists