January 1, 1981Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Primary Cardiac Tumours in Infancy and Childhood:A Review and Six Case Reports

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Population

6 infants and children, aged 17 days to 10 years, with primary cardiac tumours

Design

Case_series

Authors

MLM. LeijalaBoston Children's Hospital ILIlmo LouhimoHelsinki University Hospital LTL TuuteriUniversity of Helsinki

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Implication

Echocardiography and angiocardiography may aid preoperative diagnosis of pediatric cardiac tumors; case reports leave open impact on surgical outcomes.

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Population

6 infants and children, aged 17 days to 10 years, with primary cardiac tumours (1 fibroma, 1 myxoma, 2 haemangioma, 2 rhabdomyoma)

Intervention

Diagnostic evaluation (echocardiography and angiocardiography) and surgical resection

Outcome

Diagnostic accuracy and surgical outcomes

Echocardiography and angiocardiography are essential for diagnosing primary cardiac tumors in children, which can be successfully resected despite challenges like multifocality.

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Leijala et al. (1981) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8239e05a62cdcac13f13a3 https://doi.org/10.3109/14017438109101029

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Echocardiography and angiocardiography may aid preoperative diagnosis of pediatric cardiac tumors; case reports leave open impact on surgical outcomes.

Primary Cardiac Tumours in Infancy and Childhood:A Review and Six Case Reports

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Primary Cardiac Tumours in Infancy and Childhood:A Review and Six Case Reports

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