intermittent prolapse of right atrial myxoma in a four-year-old girl

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hager barakizou department of pediatrics, military hospital, tunis, tunisia; department of pediatrics, military hospital, tunis, tunisia. tel: +216-71391133, fax: +216-71391099

fethi bayoudh department of pediatrics, military hospital, tunis, tunisiaسازمان اصلی تایید شده: 0 دانشگاه های خارج از کشور

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conclusions the authors emphasize on the rarity of this pathology among children, its clinical polymorphism, the necessity of a rapid diagnosis, and an appropriate treatment to avoid complications and recurrence of the tumor. introduction right atrial myxoma is a rare disease among children and its clinical presentation is not specific. case presentation we reported a four-year-old girl with exertional dyspnea in whom investigations revealed a huge right atrial myxoma. the evolution was quite unusual; the girl presented syncope secondary to an intermittent prolapse of the tumor through the tricuspid valve. after complete resection, her symptoms were relieved without any recurrence of the tumor.

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journal of comprehensive pediatrics

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