Surgical Resection of Cardiac Rhabdomyoma in a Neonate
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Rhabdomyomas are the most common cardiac tumors in infancy and childhood. Surgery is reserved for those patients with hemodynamic compromise. We present a case of surgical resection of a large mass obstructing the left ventricular outflow tract in a neonate.
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تاریخ انتشار 2016