Left atrium papillary fibroelastomas: a cause of cerebral emboli.
Papillary fibroelastomas are cardiac benign tumours. Among the benign cardiac tumor, papillary fibroelastomas are reported second after myxomas. Most often diagnosed incidentally, papillary fibroelastomas may embolize to cerebral circulation. Valvular locations are predominant; location in left atrium is rare. In this paper, we present a case of papillary fibroelastoma located in left atrium with symptoms of cerebral embolization. Transoesophageal echocardiography diagnosed a mobile mass. The patient was treated with surgical resection without further embolic complication.
Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann, BP 5035, Dakar, Senegal.
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Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann, BP 5035, Dakar, Senegal.
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Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann, BP 5035, Dakar, Senegal.
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Departement of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital University of Clermont-Ferrand, BP 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Departement of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital University of Clermont-Ferrand, BP 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Departement of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital University of Clermont-Ferrand, BP 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Departement of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital University of Clermont-Ferrand, BP 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Departement of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital University of Clermont-Ferrand, BP 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Departement of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital University of Clermont-Ferrand, BP 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Departement of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital University of Clermont-Ferrand, BP 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann, BP 5035, Dakar, Senegal.
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