title: Left ventricular fibroma masquerading as postinfarction myocardial rupture.
abstract: A large left ventricular fibroma was encountered perioperatively for what was presumed to be a sealed ventricular rupture after thrombolytic therapy for an acute myocardial infarction. We review the pertinent literature concerning the diagnosis of ventricular rupture and this rare benign tumor of the heart.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655-0304,USA. smtp:k.lee@banyan.ummed.edu
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Pezzella
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male