A Rare Case of Simultaneous Cardiac Papillary Fibroelastoma and Cardiac Myxoma

Abstract

A 55-year-old female was seen for a cardiac workup due to anxiety and a cardiac tumor was subsequently found on an echocardiogram. The tumor measured 3x2cm in the left atrium and was thought to be cardiac myxoma. Gross and histological findings revealed simultaneous cardiac myxoma and papillary fibroelastoma. The latter caused a decreased ejection fraction with excision requiring a mitral valve replacement. Primary cardiac tumors are rare, and most are benign with over 50% being cardiac myxomas. We experienced an exceptionally rare case of two separate simultaneous cardiac tumors in a patient.