title: Papillary fibroelastoma of the right ventricular free wall.
abstract: Papillary fibroelastoma is a rare benign cardiac tumor that usually arises from the valvular endocardium and its development in the cardiac chambers is extremely rare. A 52-year-old woman complained of palpitations and echocardiography revealed a cardiac tumor. Resection was performed via the right ventricle and main pulmonary artery under cardiopulmonary bypass. Histological examination of the resected tumor showed that it was a papillary fibroelastoma. The patient's postoperative course was unremarkable and no complications have been detected on followup.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center, 3256 Midoricho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-0014, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4189-9836
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niino
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center, 3256 Midoricho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-0014, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Unosawa