SURGICAL EXCISION OF A GIANT CARDIAC FIBROMA IN AN ASYMPTOMATIC CHILD

SERKAN SEÇİCİ, FAHRETTİN UYSAL, VOLKAN YAZICIOĞLU, ÖZLEM MEHTAP BOSTAN, IŞIK ŞENKAYA SIĞNAK

The European Research Journal - 2018;4(1):52-54

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey

 

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. Eur Res J 2018;4(1):52-54