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