title: Papillary fibroelastoma: a rare cardiac tumor (a case presentation).
abstract: Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma is a rare, benign, primary tumor of the heart and accounts for seventy-eight percent of cardiac tumors. Patient are usually asymptomatic although there is a significant risk for embolization. Papillary fibroelastomas usually arise from the cardiac valves. This is a case presentation of a patient who was admitted to our institution and his course of treatment leading to excision of the cardiac papillary fibroelastoma.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Operating Room, General Hospital Site, St. John's, Newfoundland.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Brazill
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged