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Primary Benign Interatrial Schwannoma Encountered during Aortic Valve Replacement
Author(s) -
Anderson Corey D.,
Hashimi Samad,
Brown Talitha,
Moyers John,
Farivar Robert Saeid
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01158.x
Subject(s) - medicine , schwannoma , aortic valve replacement , aortic valve , interatrial septum , cardiology , radiology , stenosis , atrial fibrillation , left atrium
Primary neurogenic tumors of the heart are extremely uncommon. We report the resection of a benign primary schwannoma of the right atrium found incidentally during an aortic valve replacement. (J Card Surg 2011;26:63‐65)