Intracavitary heart fibroma. A case of successful total excision.
Tumors of the heart are relatively rare events and fibromas represent no more than 5% of these. A central source of peripheral embolization suggests the possibility to kept in mind in the absence of other causes and is therefore worthy of closer investigation.
Ruberti
U
U
2nd Department of Surgery, University of Milan, Italy.
Odero
A
A
Arpesani
A
A
Giorgetti
P L
PL
Anguissola
G B
GB
Biasi
G M
GM
D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology