Transmitral resection of a left ventricular apical papillary fibroelastoma using video-assisted thoracoscopy.
Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are rare benign tumors usually found on cardiac valves, and do not commonly originate from the left ventricle (LV). We report a 74-year-old female with a PFE in the LV apex. We performed complete resection of the tumor through a transmitral approach using video-assisted thoracoscopy.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yao Tokushukai General Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Haruhiko
H
Akagi
Hiroshi
H
Irie
Yoshihisa
Y
Nakao
Kei
K
Sakai
D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D056346:Sternotomy; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome