title: Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma: report of two cases.
abstract: We report 2 cases of cardiac papillary fibroelastoma in aortic position that were successfully treated by complete surgical excision, without damage to the aortic valve. This rare cardiac tumor can be associated with serious embolic or hemodynamic complications and therefore, prompt surgical intervention is required.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Cardiochirurgia, Ospedale San Raffaele IRCCS, Milano.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fiorani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caputo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dell'Antonio
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alfieri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000473:pathology