title: [Papillary fibroelastoma of the left atrial appendage].
abstract: Primary cardiac tumours are very rare (0.02%). Typically fibroelastoma arises from valvular endocardium, nonvalvular locations occur occasionally. Usually fibroelastoma is asymptomatic, however in some cases it may produce small superficial thrombi with substantial risk of embolisation. We report 59 year-old male with left atrial appendage location of papillary fibroelastoma diagnosed during transesophageal echocardiography. Computed tomography confirmed morphological signs typical for this tumour.
authors: Katedra i Klinika Kardiologii, Uniwersytet Medyczny, Lublin. ajtom@wp.pl
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Zimoń
authors: Andrzej
authors: A
authors: Tomaszewski
authors: Andrzej
authors: A
authors: Wysokiński
authors: Michał
authors: M
authors: Tomaszewski
authors: Elżbieta
authors: E
authors: Czekajska-Chehab
authors: Andrzej
authors: A
authors: Wolski
mesh_terms: D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed