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Surgical excision of a giant cardiac fibroma in an asymptomatic child

Serkan SEÇİCİ [1] , Fahrettin UYSAL [2] , Volkan YAZICIOĞLU [3] , Özlem Mehtap BOSTAN [4] , İşık ŞENKAYA SIĞNAK [5]

Abstract

Cardiac fibroma is a rare primary tumor of the heart. Patients can be asymptomatic or present with palpitations, cardiac murmur, syncope, arrhythmias, symptoms of congestive heart failure, or sudden death. We report a case of successful surgical excision of a giant cardiac fibroma in an asymptomatic child.

Keywords

Cardiac fibroma, surgery, cardiopulmonary bypass

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Details

Subjects Health Care Sciences and Services
Journal Section Case Reports
Authors

Orcid: 0000-0003-3988-8169
Author: Serkan SEÇİCİ
Institution: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa
Country: Turkey

Author: Fahrettin UYSAL
Institution: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Uludağ University School of Medicine, Bursa
Country: Turkey

Author: Volkan YAZICIOĞLU
Institution: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, Uludağ University School of Medicine, Bursa
Country: Turkey

Author: Özlem Mehtap BOSTAN
Institution: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Uludağ University School of Medicine, Bursa
Country: Turkey

Author: İşık ŞENKAYA SIĞNAK
Institution: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, Uludağ University School of Medicine, Bursa
Country: Turkey
Dates

Application Date : October 9, 2017
Acceptance Date : November 13, 2017
Publication Date : January 4, 2018

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EndNote %0 The European Research Journal Surgical excision of a giant cardiac fibroma in an asymptomatic child %A Serkan Seçici , Fahrettin Uysal , Volkan Yazıcıoğlu , Özlem Mehtap Bostan , İşık Şenkaya Sığnak %T Surgical excision of a giant cardiac fibroma in an asymptomatic child %D 2018 %J The European Research Journal %P -2149-3189 %V 4 %N 1 %R doi: 10.18621/eurj.342533 %U 10.18621/eurj.342533
Authors of the Article
Serkan SEÇİCİ [1]
Fahrettin UYSAL [2]
Volkan YAZICIOĞLU [3]
Özlem Mehtap BOSTAN [4]
İşık ŞENKAYA SIĞNAK [5]
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