title: Papillary fibroelastoma arising from the left ventricular apex associated with nonspecific systemic symptoms.
abstract: Primary cardiac tumors are very rare findings. Papillary fibroelastomas are benign tumors comprising less than 10% of all primary cardiac neoplasms. They are almost always attached to valve surfaces; their location along the ventricular and atrial walls is exceptional. Affected patients are mostly asymptomatic, however peripheral or central embolic events are not rare. We describe an interesting case of papillary fibroelastoma with nonspecific systemic symptoms, arising directly from the left ventricular apex. So far, only four such cases were reported in current literature.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Medical Department-Clinical Department of Cardiology and Angiology, General University Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic. tpalec@lf1.cuni.cz
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Palecek
authors.forename: Jaroslav
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lindner
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vitkova
authors.forename: Ales
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Linhart
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged