title: [Right ventricular myxoma in a child: an uncommon presentation].
abstract: The right ventricle is an uncommon location for cardiac myxoma. Its most common complications are pulmonary embolism and obstruction due to pulmonary valve tumor. We report the case of a 11-year old child with repetitive syncopes admitted to Cardiology ward. Echocardiography showed a right ventricular myxoma of 2cm obstructing the pulmonary orifice. Emergency surgical excision was performed under cardiopulmonary bypasss with favorable postoperative course. Anatomo-pathological examination of the surgical specimen confirmed the diagnosis of myxoma. At 18 months follow-up, there was no evidence of tumor recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire et Thoracique, CHU Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Amine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tarmiz
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire et Thoracique, CHU Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Imene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mgarrech
authors.affiliation: Service de Cardiologie, CHU Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Slim
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire et Thoracique, CHU Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Chokri
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kortas
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire et Thoracique, CHU Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Sofiane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jerbi
mesh_terms: D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Myxoma; pulmonary embolism; right ventricle; syncope