Second recurrence of familial cardiac myxomas in atypical locations

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 715-716

  Turhan, Sibel ^a   Tulunay, Cansin ^a   Altin, Timucin ^a   Dincer, Irem ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

A typical localization; Cardiac tumour; Familial cardiac myxoma; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARNEY COMPLEX; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART MYXOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; TOXIC GOITER; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ECHOGRAPHY; GENETICS; HEART ATRIUM; HEART TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MYXOMA; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL;

EID: 54049123382     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(08)70671-8     Document Type: Letter

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