cardiac fibroma

Cardiac fibromas are benign tumours, often diagnosed in childhood, but rarely they may be diagnosed in adults or the elderly.

Cardiac fibromas are rare lesions which occur more frequently in infants and children than in the adult population.

These tumors are nonmalignant proliferations of connective tissue most often found in the left ventricular myocardium or septal myocardium.

Synopsis

 myocardial calcified mass within the myocardium. With a previous history of chest trauma, a calcified myocardial haematoma was initially suspected.

Prognosis

 Complete excision of cardiac fibromas, where possible, is advised and is associated with excellent survival.

Cytogenetics

 t(1;9)(q32;q22)
 inv(9)(p11q12)c.

See also

 cardiac tumors

• myocardial tumors
• cardiac fibroelastoma

References

 Infant cardiac fibroma with clonal t(1;9)(q32;q22) and review of benign fibrous tissue cytogenetics. Ferguson HL, Hawkins EP, Cooley LD. Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1996 Mar;87(1):34-7. PMID: 8646737