title: Successful removal of a cardiac fibroma in an elderly patient.
abstract: Successful removal of a cardiac fibroma of the left ventricular free wall in a 76-year-old male is reported. The rarity of this tumor in the elderly and diagnostic clues are discussed.
authors.affiliation: JR Tokyo Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Murota
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hada
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fujii
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male