title: Pedunculated endocardial left ventricular fibroma presenting with cerebral and bilateral peripheral embolization.
abstract: Left ventricular fibroma is a rare benign tumour of the heart. We present the case of a 24-year-old man with left hemiplegia and bilateral popliteal artery occlusion associated with left ventricular mass. The patient underwent successful excision of a pedunculated mass attached to the trabeculae of left ventricular cavity. Histopathologic examination confirmed the presence of fibroma associated with septic thrombus. The association of fibroma and embolization is rare.
authors.affiliation: Heliopolis Cardiac Centre, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. darwaz30@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ahmad K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Darwazah
authors.forename: Jamal
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shoeb
authors.forename: Saad S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Eissa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications*; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery