title: [Successful excision of a left ventricular fibroma in an adult patient; report of a case].
abstract: A 55-year-old man was referred with a diagnosis of a left ventricular thrombus. Echocardiography revealed that he had a thrombus in the free wall of the left ventricle. Under cardiopulmonary bypass, we removed the intramural tumor. After the removal, the defect was repaired by Dor operation. Pathological examination revealed the tumor was a cardiac fibroma. He is doing well without any troubles 3 years after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, Maebashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ezure
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Chieri
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okonogi
authors.forename: Hitomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takihara
authors.forename: Noritsugu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naito
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery