Pedunculated endocardial left ventricular fibroma presenting with cerebral and bilateral peripheral embolization.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.069.
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Abstract
Left ventricular fibroma is a rare benign tumour of the heart. We present the case of a 24-year-old man with left hemiplegia and bilateral popliteal artery occlusion associated with left ventricular mass. The patient underwent successful excision of a pedunculated mass attached to the trabeculae of left ventricular cavity. Histopathologic examination confirmed the presence of fibroma associated with septic thrombus. The association of fibroma and embolization is rare.
Medical subject headings
- Embolism
- Fibroma
- Heart Neoplasms
- Heart Ventricles
- Popliteal Artery