Atrial papillary fibroelastoma: A stranger in a strange place

Papillary fibroelastoma (PFE) is the most common primary tumor of cardiac valves and predominantly located on the left side. Its origin from non-valvular endocardium is extremely rare. We describe a case of an 81-year-old Caucasian male who presented with a mobile right atrial mass at the junction o...

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Published in:	Heart Views
Main Authors:	Imran Haider, Hameem Kawsar, Himad Khattak, Muhammad Siddiqui
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Subjects:	Atrial cardiac tumors papillary fibroelastoma
Online Access:	http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2015;volume=16;issue=3;spage=96;epage=97;aulast=Haider

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