Giant and multiple cardiac papillary fibroelastomas masquerading as acute cerebrovascular events

Vol. 61 No. 3, 2020

ROMANIAN JOURNAL of MORPHOLOGY and EMBRYOLOGY

Cosmin Adrian Teodoru, Maria Alexandra Preda, Veronica Madalina Boruga, Marius Cristian Suta, Diana Maria Darabus, Anita-Emese Toth, Leila Al Barri, Remus Florin Cornea, Andrei Emanuel Grigorescu, Diana-Camelia Bonte, Simona Stanca, Horea Bogdan Feier

Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas are rare benign cardiac tumors. Their clinical significance results from their very high propensity for embolization. We present two such cases, which are rare regarding the size and multiplicity of these tumors.

Corresponding author: Marius Cristian Suta, MD, PhD Student; e-mail: sutamarius@yahoo.ro; Diana-Camelia Bonte, MD, PhD; e-mail: dia_bonte@yahoo.com

DOI: 10.47162/RJME.61.3.36 Download PDF
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