Intracardiac papillary fibroelastoma: an occult cause of embolic neurologic deficit

Ann Thorac Surg. 1987 Jun;43(6):667-9. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)60248-2.

Abstract

We report the case of a young woman with a transient ischemic attack secondary to a rare intracardiac tumor, a papillary fibroelastoma. The tumor was identified by two-dimensional echocardiography and was treated surgically. The intracardiac papillary fibroelastoma as an uncommon source of occult cerebral emboli is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fibroma / complications*
  • Fibroma / diagnosis
  • Heart Neoplasms / complications*
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Heart Neoplasms / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / diagnosis
  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / etiology*
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient / diagnosis
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient / etiology
  • Papillary Muscles / surgery