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Complete surgical excision of a rare RV myxoma successfully resolves RVOT obstruction with uneventful recovery.
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Right ventricular myxomas are rare in pediatric patients and can present with syncope due to right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, which can be successfully managed with surgical excision.
RV myxoma warrants consideration in pediatric syncope; this case extends sparse reports but remains hypothesis-generating.
INTRODUCTION: Primary cardiac tumors are uncommon during infancy and childhood. Myxomas originating from the right ventricle are even less common in pediatric patients. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we describe a case of an 11-year-old Tunisian boy who was referred for syncope. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a large mobile mass attached to his right ventricle, obstructing his right ventricular outflow tract. Complete surgical excision of the mass with preservation of the pulmonary valve was performed. The diagnosis of myxoma was histologically confirmed. CONCLUSION: Cardiac myxomas located in the right ventricular outflow tract are rare and can present unusual diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
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Gribaa et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Right ventricular myxoma obstructing the right ventricular outflow tract (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated on Successful removal of tumor and unobstructed RVOT. Complete surgical excision of a rare right ventricular myxoma obstructing the right ventricular outflow tract in an 11-year-old boy resulted in an unobstructed outflow tract and uneventful recovery.
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