title: Embolic stroke from cardiac papillary fibroelastomas.
abstract: We describe two patients with cerebral emboli originating from a cardiac papillary fibroelastoma and compared them with six patients reported in the literature. Surgical excision was curative in both of our patients. The surface topography of the tumor, as visualized by scanning electron microscopy, is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40536-0084.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kasarskis
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Earle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010210:Papillary Muscles; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed