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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1983; 31(3): 169-171
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021970
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Cardiac Tumors in Infancy. Recent Aspects

R. Kieny1 , B. de Geeter1 , J. G. Kretz1 , B. Eisenmann1 , J. M. Clavert2 , P. Buck2
  • 1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, and
  • 2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospices Civils, Strasbourg, France
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1982

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

Intracardiac tumor is rare in the newborn but often responsible for severe cardiorespiratory distress and neonatal death. Diagnosis is made very late and most of them are only recognized after death. We observed 5 cases of intracardiac tumors in newborn, of various etiology and, in the last patients, diagnosis was made very early after birth and even during pregnancy.

Echography and especially fetal echocardiography seems to be of great importance in managing this kind of pathology.

Key words

Cardiac tumor - Infancy - Echocardiography