Demonstrates the feasibility of a transmitral approach using video-assisted thoracoscopy for the resection of a rare left ventricular apical papillary fibroelastoma.
May support transmitral video-assisted thoracoscopy for rare LV tumors in select cases; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are rare benign tumors usually found on cardiac valves, and do not commonly originate from the left ventricle (LV). We report a 74-year-old female with a PFE in the LV apex. We performed complete resection of the tumor through a transmitral approach using video-assisted thoracoscopy.
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