Video-assisted cardioscopy in a patient with left ventricular tumor of unknown etiology.
Ventricular tumors are a rare clinical entity with limited possibilities for excision diagnosis. For benign conditions surgical excision is the treatment of choice. A case presenting as a clinical conundrum with left ventricular tumor and complex past medical history is discussed. Aortic transvalvular video-assisted cardioscopy was used for removal and definitive diagnosis.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southwest Cardiothoracic Centre, Plymouth, PL6 8DH, UK. manfred.junemann@gmx.net
Manfred
M
Junemann-Ramirez
Gemma
G
Conn
Andrew
A
Marshall
Adrian
A
Marchbank