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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:265
© 2008 Asia Publishing EXchange Ltd

IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Cardiac Fibroma on Chest X-Ray

Nasri Alotti, PhD, Aref Rashed, MD, Gábor Kecskés, MD, József Sipos, MD1

Department of Cardiac Surgery Zala County Hospital & Pécs University
1 Department of Pathology Zala County Hospital Zrínyi, Hungary

For reprint information contact: Nasri Alotti, PhD Tel: 36 92 500 507 Fax: 36 92 500 507 Email: nalotti{at}hotmail.com, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zala County Hospital & Pécs University, Hungary.

This routine screening chest X-Ray of a 60-year-old woman showed a double mass in the left ventricle (Figure 1Go), whilst a third one was demonstrated on echocardiography. Deep exploration of her past medical history revealed a short term of aphasia. Resection of the masses through the aorta was carried out on operation (Figure 2AGo). Histology confirmed the presence of cardiac fibroma (Figure 2BGo)


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  		Figure 1. Chest X-Ray: shadow of a double mass in the left ventricle.

 

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  		Figure 2. (A) Intraoperative finding after resection; (B) Histology of the mass showing an area in which collagen fibers intermingle with smooth muscle cells (brownish). E-VG stain.

 





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