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Intracardiac tumor causing left-ventricular outflow-tract obstruction in a newborn

The following report describes the case of newborn girl with an asymptomatic systolic murmur, which on imaging revealed a nearly obstructive mass in the left-ventricular outflow tract. The mass was resected and found to be consistent with a rhabdomyoma. Here, we describe the pathologic and clinical...

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Autores principales: Jordan, Christopher P., Costello, John P., Endicott, Kendal M., Reyes, Christine, Hougen, Thomas J., Cummings, Susan D., Nath, Dilip S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4917640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27358535
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsha.2015.12.006
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Sumario:The following report describes the case of newborn girl with an asymptomatic systolic murmur, which on imaging revealed a nearly obstructive mass in the left-ventricular outflow tract. The mass was resected and found to be consistent with a rhabdomyoma. Here, we describe the pathologic and clinical characteristics of this tumor.