Left atrial myxoma in a child: Case report and review of the literature

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 233-236

  Padalino, Massimo A ^a   Basso, Cristina ^a,b   Moreolo, Giorgio Svaluto ^a   Thiene, Gaetano ^a   Stellin, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b Institute of Pathology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac tumors; Echocardiography; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART SURGERY; HEART TUMOR; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEPATOMEGALY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANCY; LETHALITY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR VOLUME; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0038460694     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-8807(03)00037-1     Document Type: Article

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