Surgical Treatment of Large Left Ventricular Fibroma in Children

Primary cardiac tumors are rare in children, with the prevalence of 0.0017–0.28% in autopsy series.[1] Benign tumors account for over 90% of the total. Cardiac fibromas (CFs) represent the second most common benign cardiac tumor in the pediatric population following rhabdomyomas. Patients can be asymptomatic or present with palpitations, cardiac murmur, arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, and even sudden death according to the size and location of the tumor. Surgical resection should be considered as the best option in symptomatic patients.[2,3] This study reported four surgical cases of large left ventricular fibroma in children.