Rare presentation of an atrial myxoma in an adolescent patient: a case report and literature review

• Main Authors: Eduardo Macias (Author), Elizabeth Nieman (Author), Kentaro Yomogida (Author), Orlando Petrucci (Author), Cylen Javidan (Author), Kevin Baszis (Author), Shafkat Anwar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cardiac tumors are uncommon in the pediatric population. When present, cardiac manifestations stem from the tumor causing inflow or outflow obstruction. While common in adults, cardiac myxomas presenting with generalized systemic illness or peripheral emboli especially with no ca...