title: Successful early resection of cardiac papillary fibroelastomas.
abstract: Two adult patients with previous transient cerebral ischemic attacks (TIAs) or chest oppression were referred for further investigation. A swaying pedicled tumor was detected in the left atrium of the former patient and in the left coronary cusp of the latter by echocardiography. The TIA, or angina-like attack, was anticipated to be caused by thromboembolism of the tumor. Both patients underwent tumor extirpation. The histological findings demonstrated that both tumors were benign papillary fibroelastoma limited to the endocardium/endothelium layer. In conclusion, early surgical resection of a cardiac papillary fibroelastoma should be performed.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan. kurobe@clin.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp
authors: Hirotsugu
authors: H
authors: Kurobe
authors: Tamotsu
authors: T
authors: Kanbara
authors: Homare
authors: H
authors: Yoshida
authors: Tatsuo
authors: T
authors: Motoki
authors: Mikio
authors: M
authors: Sugano
authors: Taisuke
authors: T
authors: Nakayama
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Kitaichi
authors: Tetsuya
authors: T
authors: Kitagawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome