Surgical treatment of left ventricular fibroma in adult: case report and literature review. (17th September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ma, Hao; Sun, Hansong; Yang, Yan; Lv, Feng; Ran, Jun
• Is Part Of: Cardiology in the young. Volume 30:Number 9(2020)
• Page Start: 1328
• Page End: 1331
• Publication Date: 2020-09-17
• Subjects: Cardiac fibroma, -- left ventricular, -- surgical treatment, -- adults; Pediatric cardiology -- Periodicals; 618.9212
• DOI: 10.1017/S1047951120002048
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1047-9511

Abstract

Abstract: Cardiac fibroma is a rare benign primary tumour of the heart. In the paediatric population, it has been reported as the second most common benign cardiac tumour following rhabdomyoma. However, the prevalence of cardiac fibroma is rarely reported in the adult population. Signs and symptoms are nonspecific, including palpitations, cardiac murmur, arrhythmias, dyspnoea, cyanosis, chest pain, and sudden mortality, whereas, a number of patients with cardiac fibroma are asymptomatic. Surgical resection should be considered as the best option in symptomatic patients. This study reported four surgical cases of adults with cardiac fibroma arising from the left ventricle and a literature review regarding the clinical and pathological features, diagnostic modalities, therapeutic aspects, and prognosis of this rare entity.