Key result
Left atrial myxoma resection in a 6-year-old girl yields no recurrence at two years.
Why the study?
Left atrial myxoma is a rare tumor in children with limited case descriptions available.
Case Report (n=1)
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Left atrial myxoma is a rare pediatric tumor that can present with recurrent cough and cardiomegaly, and can be successfully treated with surgical resection.
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May inform rare pediatric myxoma management; extends sparse case data but leaves open generalizability and recurrence risk.
M pemba Loufoua (2015) conducted a case report in Left atrial myxoma (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated on Postoperative recurrence. Surgical resection of a left atrial myxoma in a 6-year-old girl resulted in an absence of postoperative recurrence at two years.
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