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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001;20:636-638
© 2001 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Vascular complications associated with a large cardiac fibroma

Cardiac Surgery Department, ‘San Giovanni Battista’ Hospital, Turin, Italy

Received 22 March 2001; received in revised form 7 June 2001; accepted 20 June 2001.

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A case is reported of a 30-year-old patient with an intrapericardial tumour with heart failure. After the diagnostic protocol, surgery was performed initially without extra-corporeal circulation (ECC). Due to the location, size and to the large connection with the most important vascular structures, the ascending aorta ruptured accidentally during resection and was replaced after using ECC in emergency. The post-surgical course was regular and the tumour was identified histologically as a fibroma.

Key Words: Fibroma • Cardiac tumors • Pericardial tumours