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Right ventricular myxoma in a child causing right ventricular outflow tract obstruction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2022

Jacob Boudreaux Open the ORCID record for Jacob Boudreaux [Opens in a new window] ,
Diego Lara  and
Michael Hines
Jacob Boudreaux*
Affiliation:
Ochsner Health Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
Diego Lara
Affiliation:
Ochsner Health Center for Children, New Orleans, LA, USA
Michael Hines
Affiliation:
Ochsner Health Center for Children, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Author for correspondence: Jacob Boudreaux, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Ochsner Health Center, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, USA. Tel: +1 (504) 842-0872. E-mail: jacob.boudreaux@ochsner.org
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Abstract

Primary cardiac tumours are uncommon in the paediatric population, accounting for fewer than 0.5% of paediatric cases of cardiac disease. Right ventricular tumours, including myxomas, are particularly rare and may be asymptomatic or demonstrate varying degrees of cardiac dysfunction based on the location and size of the tumour, inducing conduction abnormalities, syncope, embolism, and potentially, sudden death. We report a rare case of right ventricular myxoma causing severe right ventricular outflow tract obstruction and surgical intervention in a paediatric patient.

Keywords

Paediatric cardiac tumourpaediatric myxomaPulmonary arterial obstructionRight ventricular myxoma
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 33 , Issue 1 , January 2023 , pp. 124 - 126
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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