Domenech Alberto, de Arenaza Diego Pérez, Rivello Hernán García, Patrucco Liliana, Bracco Daniel
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2010 Feb;18(2):174-6. doi: 10.1177/0218492310361391.
Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma is a rare tumor. Its location in the left ventricular wall is uncommon. A 59-year-old woman with 2 previous strokes presented with a tumor in the left ventricular apex. The patient underwent tumor resection through a left ventriculotomy. The histopathologic diagnosis was papillary fibroelastoma.