Successful early resection of cardiac papillary fi broelastomas
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Hirotsugu Kurobe, MD, PhD · Tamotsu Kanbara, MD Homare Yoshida, MD, PhD · Tatsuo Motoki, MD Mikio Sugano, MD · Taisuke Nakayama, MD Takashi Kitaich
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Two adult patients with previous transient cerebral ischemic attacks (TIAs) or chest oppression were referred for further investigation. A swaying pedicled tumor was detected in the left atrium of the former patient and in the left coronary cusp of the latter by echocardiography. The TIA, or angina-like attack, was anticipated to be caused by thromboembolism of the tumor. Both patients underwent tumor extirpation. The histological fi ndings demonstrated that both tumors were benign papillary fi broelastoma limited to the endocardium/endothelium layer. In conclusion, early surgical resection of a cardiac papillary fi broelastoma should be performed
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 59:191–194 DOI 10.1007/s11748-010-0654-3 Received: 9 March 2010 / Accepted: 30 May 2010
