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Unusual Left Atrial Appendage Mass: Atypical Presentation of Papillary Fibroelastoma
Author(s) -
JablonskiCohen Miroslawa,
Ohsie Linda,
Bhatti Tandeep,
Morris Dennis Lynn
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00635.x
Subject(s) - papillary fibroelastoma , appendage , endocardium , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , radiology , cardiac tumors , anatomy , cardiology
Papillary fibroelastomas are small, histologically benign neoplasms that are typically found on the valvular endocardium. We report a patient with a papillary fibroelastoma in an unusual location: the left atrial appendage. Although the mass was visualized both by computed tomography (CT) and transesophageal echocardiography, the diagnosis was histologically confirmed after surgical excision.