title: Successful Surgical Excision of a Large Cardiac Fibroma in an Asymptomatic Child.
abstract: Cardiac fibroma is a rare disease, and the management of asymptomatic patients is controversial. We report a case of successful surgical excision of a large cardiac fibroma in an asymptomatic child. Surgery should be considered for such a patient, as sudden cardiac death may occur in the absence of premonitory symptoms.
authors.affiliation: 1 Cardiology Department, Ukrainian Children's Cardiac Center, Kyiv, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Borodinova
authors.affiliation: 1 Cardiology Department, Ukrainian Children's Cardiac Center, Kyiv, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Oleksii
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ostras
authors.affiliation: 2 Radiology Department, Ukrainian Children's Cardiac Center, Kyiv, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Tammo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Raad
authors.affiliation: 3 Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Department, Ukrainian Children's Cardiac Center, Kyiv, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Illya
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yemets
mesh_terms: D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: cardiac function; cardiac tumors; myocardial remodeling/reshaping/ventriculectomy; surgery/incisions