Investigation of atrial mass by multi-imaging and biopsy.

The authors describe the case of a child with a history of relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia with a giant intra-auricular lymphomatous mass, submitted to investigation by multiple imaging methods and biopsy.

Spontaneous thrombosis of the arterial duct in a newborn with alloimmune thrombocytopaenia.

We present an uncommon challenging case of spontaneous thrombosis of the arterial duct and with alloimmune thrombocytopaenia in a full-term newborn who presented with respiratory distress, hypoglycaemia dispersed petechiae on the trunk, and significant haemorrhage of the umbilical venous catheter.

Subvalvular mitral aneurysm a rare pathology.

We present a rare and challenging case of left ventricular aneurysm in an African child with no history of previous infection or trauma, admitted for surgical treatment, who presented non reversible cardiorespiratory arrest with cardiorespiratory resuscitation before surgery.