Primary cardiac tumours are very rare (0.02%). Typically fibroelastoma arises from valvular endocardium, nonvalvular locations
occur occasionally. Usually fibroelastoma is asymptomatic, however in some cases it may produce small superficial
thrombi with substantial risk of embolisation. We report 59 year-old male with left atrial appendage location of papillary
fibroelastoma diagnosed during transesophageal echocardiography. Computed tomography confirmed morphological signs
typical for this tumour.
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