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Investigation of a myxoma in the right ventricular outflow tract

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2009

Laurianne Le Gloan ,
Karine Warin-Fresse  and
Véronique Gournay
Laurianne Le Gloan*
Affiliation:
Service de Cardiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital de la Mère et de l’Enfant, Nantes
Karine Warin-Fresse
Affiliation:
Service de Radiologie, Hôpital G et R Laënnec, Nantes, France
Véronique Gournay
Affiliation:
Service de Cardiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital de la Mère et de l’Enfant, Nantes
*
Correspondence to: Laurianne Le Gloan, Service de Cardiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital de la Mère et de l’Enfant, 44000 Nantes, France. Tel: 33-2-40-08-77-84/33-6-66-08-49-96; Fax: 33-2-40-08-78-73; E-mail: l.legloan@voila.fr
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Abstract

We describe an atypical myxoma in the right ventricular outflow tract of a 12-year old girl. After identification using echocardiography, we assessed its precise location and attachments by magnetic resonance imaging. Subsequent to surgical removal, histology confirmed the myxomatous nature of the tumour.

Keywords

paediatriccardiac tumourpulmonary infundibulumcardiac surgery
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , June 2009 , pp. 301 - 303
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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