Cardiac tumors in both twins – A case report of a rare occurrence

Cardiac tumors in both twins – A case report of a rare occurrence

Cardiac tumors in neonates and infancy are one among the many known congenital cardiac diseases. Although fetal cardiac tumors are rare, there is increased detection because of expertise in echocadiographic examination. Rhabdomyomas are the most common cardiac tumors among infants and children. Here...

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Main Authors: N M Sharath Babu, Dibyaranjan Behera, Anoop George Alex, Lijo Varghese, Oommen K George
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Subjects:
cardiac rhabdomyomas
multiple
tumors
twins
Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2020;volume=13;issue=3;spage=238;epage=240;aulast=Babu
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Summary:Cardiac tumors in neonates and infancy are one among the many known congenital cardiac diseases. Although fetal cardiac tumors are rare, there is increased detection because of expertise in echocadiographic examination. Rhabdomyomas are the most common cardiac tumors among infants and children. Here, we describe twin neonates who had multiple cardiac tumors. This kind of presentation appears to be a very rare situation.
ISSN:0974-2069

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