title: Papillary fibroelastoma of the left atrium in a 3-year-old boy.
abstract: A 3 year old boy presented with a cardiac murmur. Except for mildly impaired physical condition that was more likely due to asthmatic bronchitis, he was asymptomatic. Cardiac echocardiography disclosed a large tumor in the left atrium originating from the interatrial septum. The patient was immediately referred to surgery for excision of the tumor. Histological examination of the tumor showed a typical papillary fibroelastoma. The occurrence of a papillary fibroelastoma in a child is a rarity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Centre, University of Leipzig, Struempellstrasse 39, D-04289 Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sierig
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vondrys
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Daehnert