Sara B A Morel, Elie Fadel, Sophie W Gao, Dorothée Dal Soglio, Pierre-Luc Bernier
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Abstract
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the heart is a very rare tumor, constituting less than 5% of primary heart tumors. This case report describes the unexpected finding of IMT of the heart causing pulmonary artery obstruction in an asymptomatic toddler.