Papillary fibroelastoma: increasing recognition of a surgical disease.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 68(5): 1881-5, 1999 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-10585089
ABSTRACT
Papillary fibroelastomas are uncommon benign tumors usually involving the heart valves, which historically have been diagnosed at autopsy. With the advent of echocardiography, however, the number of patients diagnosed in life has increased. Papillary fibroelastomas represent a surgically treatable cause of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular ischemia and infarction making their identification clinically important. We report three unusual cases of papillary fibroelastoma; two patients presenting with symptoms of cerebrovascular ischemia and one presenting with myocardial infarction. We also present a comprehensive review of the literature and provide a compilation of all case reports to date.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fibroma
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Neoplasias Cardíacas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Thorac Surg
Ano de publicação:
1999
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Article