PERINATOLOGIYA I PEDIATRIYA.2015.4(64):91-93; doi 10.15574/PP.2015.64.91

Fibroma and its place among the heart tumors

Avramenko I. Yu., Malska A. A., Kovalsky R. Y. 
Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine 
Communal Institution of Lviv Regional Council «Lviv Regional Children's Hospital OCHMATDYT», Lviv, Ukraine

Heart tumors are more common in children then in adults. Majority of the primary tumors are benign and the second most popular one is fibroma. Literature overview and clinical case of the patient with right ventricle fibroma is presented in this article.

Key words: heart tumors, heart fibroma, children.

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