Enfermedades cardiovasculares y diagnóstico

Cardiac Surgical Challenges in Management of a One Day Old Infant Presenting with Large Right Atrial Tumour

Abstract

Cifuentes R, Barreno B, Montero H, Maldonado D, Briceño R, Leal J, Plaza R, Oliver M, Lewis A, King D, Sessa TD and Marath A

Though it is established that certain primary tumours of the heart may be present in infancy, little information is available recommending best practice for various surgical issues that may present during the first week of life. We report a very unusual intra-cardiac tumour presentation with challenges both clinically and pathologically.