Successful removal of a cardiac fibroma in an elderly patient.
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.
Otsuka
T
T
JR Tokyo Hospital, Japan.
Asano
K
K
Murota
Y
Y
Fukuda
S
S
Hada
Y
Y
Fujii
J
J
D000368:Aged; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male