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Successful Removal of an Intramural Fibroma of the Heart
Author(s) -
Lane G. K.,
Warran J. R.,
Cumpston G. N.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1973.tb03976.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fibroma , lesion , pathogenesis , girl , apex (geometry) , pathology , anatomy , psychology , developmental psychology
Summary: The case is reported of a girl aged five years who presented with a calcified lesion at the cardiac apex. She was observed for nine years, after which an intramural fibroma was successfully excised. The pathogenesis of these lesions is discussed. Many features suggest they are malformations rather than neoplasms.