Left atrial myxoma : a clinical rarity in paediatrics
Primary cardiac tumours are very rare in paediatric age group and Myxoma is the rarest among them. In young age group, the symptoms and signs are variable and can make the diagnosis difficult. We present a case of left atrial myxoma in a nine year old boy, which remained undiagnosed for many days af...
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iium-286892013-02-13T09:23:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28689/ Left atrial myxoma : a clinical rarity in paediatrics Bari, Abdul Nagi, Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Saadat Rehman, Habib Ur RJ Pediatrics Primary cardiac tumours are very rare in paediatric age group and Myxoma is the rarest among them. In young age group, the symptoms and signs are variable and can make the diagnosis difficult. We present a case of left atrial myxoma in a nine year old boy, which remained undiagnosed for many days after the onset of symptoms of congestive cardiac failure. Two dimensional Echocardiography enabled us to arrive at correct diagnosis. College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 1998 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28689/1/JCPSP.pdf Bari, Abdul and Nagi, Abdul Ghaffar and Khan, Saadat and Rehman, Habib Ur (1998) Left atrial myxoma : a clinical rarity in paediatrics. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 8 (3). pp. 143-144. ISSN 1022-386X http://www.scopus.com/source/sourceInfo.url?sourceId=29808&origin=recordpage |
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Primary cardiac tumours are very rare in paediatric age group and Myxoma is the rarest among them. In young age group, the symptoms and signs are variable and can make the diagnosis difficult. We present a case of left atrial myxoma in a nine year old boy, which remained undiagnosed for many days after the onset of symptoms of congestive cardiac failure. Two dimensional Echocardiography enabled us to arrive at correct diagnosis. |
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Bari, Abdul Nagi, Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Saadat Rehman, Habib Ur |
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Bari, Abdul Nagi, Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Saadat Rehman, Habib Ur |
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Left atrial myxoma : a clinical rarity in paediatrics |
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Left atrial myxoma : a clinical rarity in paediatrics |
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Left atrial myxoma : a clinical rarity in paediatrics |
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Left atrial myxoma : a clinical rarity in paediatrics |
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Left atrial myxoma : a clinical rarity in paediatrics |
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left atrial myxoma : a clinical rarity in paediatrics |
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