Unusual left atrial appendage mass: atypical presentation of papillary fibroelastoma.
Papillary fibroelastomas are small, histologically benign neoplasms that are typically found on the valvular endocardium. We report a patient with a papillary fibroelastoma in an unusual location: the left atrial appendage. Although the mass was visualized both by computed tomography (CT) and transesophageal echocardiography, the diagnosis was histologically confirmed after surgical excision.
Jablonski-Cohen
Miroslawa
M
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141, USA. jablonskim@einstein.edu
Ohsie
Linda
L
Bhatti
Tandeep
T
Morris
Dennis Lynn
DL
D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed