Intracardiac papillary fibroelastoma: an occult cause of embolic neurologic deficit.
We report the case of a young woman with a transient ischemic attack secondary to a rare intracardiac tumor, a papillary fibroelastoma. The tumor was identified by two-dimensional echocardiography and was treated surgically. The intracardiac papillary fibroelastoma as an uncommon source of occult cerebral emboli is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000601:surgery