Right outflow tract obstruction by a pedunculated neurofibroma: Case report and literature review

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 387-390

  Henderson, William ^a   Huckell, Victor F ^a,b   English, John C ^a   Fradet, Guy ^a  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Neurofibroma; Neurofibromatosis; Right ventricular mass; Von Recklinghausen's disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; NEUROFIBROMA; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEUROFIBROMA; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0030904512     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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