title: Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic wall with partial occlusion of the right coronary ostium.
abstract: Papillary fibroelastomas are the most common cardiac valve tumors, although they represent less than 10% of all cardiac tumors. These benign tumors are increasingly incidentally discovered as the result of the widespread use of echocardiography. After a definitive diagnosis has been made, surgical resection is strongly advocated due to the risk of cardioembolic complications. We present a very rare finding of an aortic wall papillary fibroelastoma with a resultant partial occlusion of the right coronary ostium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany. can.yerebakan@med.uni-rostock.de
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yerebakan
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liebold
authors.forename: Gustav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Steinhoff
authors.forename: Christian Alfons
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Skrabal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans