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Papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve in an 8-month-old infant

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Papillary fibroelastomas, the third most common primary cardiac tumor in adults, are extremely rare in children. These tumors grow slowly and are histologically benign but with high potential for life-threatening complications. We report an 8-month-old asymptomatic female infant with papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve, discovered by echocardiograph examination.

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  1. Pediatric Clinic, University Clinical Centre, Trnovac bb, 75 000, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Hidajeta Begić & Jasminka Ibrahimović

  2. Department of Cardiology, Ospedale per gli Infermi, Faenza, RA, Italy

    Angelo Placci

  3. Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Unit, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Fernando Maria Picchio & Gaetano Gargiulo

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  1. Hidajeta Begić
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Correspondence to Hidajeta Begić.

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Begić, H., Placci, A., Picchio, F.M. et al. Papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve in an 8-month-old infant. Eur J Pediatr 167, 685–686 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-007-0536-6

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