title: Papillary fibroelastoma arising from the left atrial free wall.
abstract: Primary cardiac tumors are rare. Papillary fibroelastomas represent the second or third most common benign cardiac tumor and the most common one associated with heart valves. Nonvalvular endocardial location of this tumor is extremely rare. We present a case of a papillary fibroelastoma arising from the left atrial (LA) free wall.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania 19001, USA. oidahosa@amh.org
authors.forename: Osamudiamen
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Idahosa
authors.forename: Vamshi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mallavarapu
authors.forename: Emanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kostacos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography