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Case Reports

Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Aortic Wall With Partial Occlusion of the Right Coronary Ostium

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

Accepted for publication November 13, 2008.

^_* Address correspondence to Dr Yerebakan, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, University of Rostock, Schillingallee 35, Rostock, 18057, Germany (Email: can.yerebakan{at}med.uni-rostock.de).

Papillary fibroelastomas are the most common cardiac valve tumors, although they represent less than 10% of all cardiac tumors. These benign tumors are increasingly incidentally discovered as the result of the widespread use of echocardiography. After a definitive diagnosis has been made, surgical resection is strongly advocated due to the risk of cardioembolic complications. We present a very rare finding of an aortic wall papillary fibroelastoma with a resultant partial occlusion of the right coronary ostium.