title: Papillary fibroelastoma presenting as a left ventricular mass.
abstract: Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is a benign cardiac tumor that usually affects cardiac valves. It is usually discovered incidentally on routine echocardiography. However, left ventricular CPF is rare. This report describes the case of a 73-year-old female, referred to a cardiology department for evaluation of a mass of the left ventricle. The mass was found routine echocardiography. The transthoracic echocardiography revealed a 2.2x1.3 cm highly oscillating mass, attached by stalk on the inferior wall of the left ventricle. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a non-enhanced, 1.8x1.0 cm mass on the inferior wall of the left ventricle. The patient underwent surgical resection of the mass, histopathologic examination of the mass confirmed the diagnosis of a CPF.
authors: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors: Jin-Han
authors: JH
authors: Park
authors: Sang-Hoon
authors: SH
authors: Seol
authors: Hwan-Jin
authors: HJ
authors: Cho
authors: Si-Hyung
authors: SH
authors: Park
authors: Dong-Kie
authors: DK
authors: Kim
authors: Ung
authors: U
authors: Kim
authors: Tae-Hyun
authors: TH
authors: Yang
authors: Dae-Kyeong
authors: DK
authors: Kim
authors: Doo-Il
authors: DI
authors: Kim
authors: Dong-Soo
authors: DS
authors: Kim