Cardiac fibroma presenting as sudden death in a six-month-old infant
West Indian med. j
;
46(1): 28-9, Mar. 1997.
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in English
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| ID: lil-193495
ABSTRACT
Cardiac fibroma is a rare benign tumour which occurs predominantly in infancy and childhood. We present the case of a six-month-old female infant who died suddenly at home and was found at autopsy to have a large cardiac fibroma in the ventricular septum. The tumor was apparently asymptomatic although there was evidence of mild cardiac failure. Death was thought to be due to a fatal arrhythmia.
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Main subject:
Death, Sudden
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Fibroma
/
Heart Neoplasms
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
/
Infant
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
/
Trinidad and Tobago
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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