Uncommon Location of a Papillary Fbroelastoma: Case Report.

ABSTRACT: An elderly man, with a history of diabetes and hypertension presented to our hospital complaining of attack of syncope and palpitations. Echocardiogram revealed the presence of a pedunculated mass attached to the interventricular septum. Sternotomy was performed and ascending aorta was opened transversely, aortic valve leafets were retracted, and a tumour was resected. The postoperative course was uneventful; the patient was discharged after 1 week from the operation. This case demonstrates atypical location for fibroelastoma on the interventricular septum, thus underpinning the need for proper assessment of all patients with a history of systemic embolization to rule out any unusual intracardiac causes.

SUBMITTER: Abdallah H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7801223 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature