Abstract:Background
Primary cardiac tumours in children are rare, with an estimated prevalence of 0.014% in foetuses, whereas in the paediatric population, a 100-fold difference in autopsy prevalence has been reported (0.0017% to 0.28%). In neonates, rhabdomyoma is the most common primary cardiac tumour, followed by teratoma and fibroma, all of which are benign. Cardiac rhabdomyomas are associated to tuberous sclerosis in >50% of cases. The prevalence of cardiac tumours in neonates has not prev… Show more
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