title: Heterogeneous double cardiac tumor: myxoma concomitant with papillary fibroelastoma.
abstract: Heterogeneous double cardiac tumor is rarely encountered. We present a case of simultaneous resection of myxoma and papillary fibroelastoma. Transesophageal echocardiography showed typical characteristics of each tumor. The myxoma was completely excised with a surgical margin, and the papillary fibroelastoma was shaved, preserving the cusp of the aortic valve. Pathohistologic examination confirmed the diagnosis. We discuss the echocardiographic characteristics and preferred surgical approaches for the two tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manabe
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.forename: Tomoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimokawa
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: Shuichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takanashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*