Unusual Location for a Large Cardiac Fibroma

Right Ventricular Reconstruction After Resection of Cardiac Fibroma

“…Echocardiography is often the first diagnostic tool to delineate a cardiac mass and provides information regarding valve function . On magnetic resonance imaging, fibromas have a characteristic combination of an intermediate‐low signal on T1‐weighted images and a low signal on T2‐weighted images . Furthermore, they display a delayed hyper‐enhancement on gadolinium injection .…”

Cardiac Fibromas in the Adult

“…Spontaneous regression of cardiac fibromas is rare, and tumors do not tend to recur after completely resection . Surgical treatment of cardiac fibromas gives excellent early and late survival . Therefore, surgery appears to be the optimal treatment for symptomatic or asymptomatic patients with resectable tumors .…”

Cardiac tumors and sources of embolism

“…Cardiac fibromas are usually located within the myocardium of the ventricles and the interventricular septum. The lateral wall of the left ventricle is most commonly involved but in rare cases the free right lateral wall can be affected [46]. The size of the tumors is rather large and varies between 2 and 5 cm.…”