Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma mimicking left atrial appendage thrombus.
A 76-year-old woman was admitted with suggested cardioembolism. Transesophageal echocardiogram revealed a large, highly mobile mass within a dynamic left atrial appendage that was confirmed by computed tomography to be prolapsing into the body of the left atrium. A multilobulated, pedunculated fibroelastoma was resected at surgery.
Barcena
Julio
J
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5038, USA.
George
Jon C
JC
Grommes
Christian
C
Blitz
Arie
A
Gilkeson
Robert
R
Hoit
Brian D
BD
D000368:Aged; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography