Abstract
Cardiac fibromas are extremely rare in children and typically do not involve the right atrium. We report the case of an 8-week-old infant with a right atrial fibroma who presented acutely in profound shock. Echocardiography revealed a large mass occupying the right atrium and obstructing flow through the tricuspid valve, prompting emergent surgical resection. To our knowledge, ours is the youngest patient to survive complete resection of a right atrial fibroma.
MeSH terms
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Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
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Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
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Emergency Treatment
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Fibroma / complications
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Fibroma / diagnosis
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Fibroma / physiopathology
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Fibroma / surgery*
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Heart Atria / surgery
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Heart Neoplasms / complications
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Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Heart Neoplasms / physiopathology
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Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
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Heart Valve Diseases / etiology
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Heart Valve Diseases / physiopathology
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Shock / etiology
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Treatment Outcome
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Tricuspid Valve / physiopathology