Işık Şenkaya SIĞNAK, Özlem Mehtap BOSTAN, Serkan SEÇİCİ, Volkan YAZICIOĞLU, Fahrettin UYSAL

Surgical excision of a giant cardiac fibroma in an asymptomatic child

ISSN: 2149-3189
Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 6 Sayı
Başlangıç: 2015
Yayıncı: Prusa Medikal Yayıncılık Limited Şirketi

Cardiac fibroma is a rare primary tumor of the heart. Patients can be asymptomatic or present with palpitations,cardiac murmur, syncope, arrhythmias, symptoms of congestive heart failure, or sudden death. We report acase of successful surgical excision of a giant cardiac fibroma in an asymptomatic child

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