Abstract

Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma is a rare, benign, slow –growing tumor of endocardium that my have a malignant propensity for live-threatening complications. The histogenesis remains controversial; an iatrogenic origin has been suggested. Localization in the left ventricular outflow tract is extremely rare. We describe a case of left ventricle fibroelastoma in patient with previous chest radiotherapy, seeming to support the iatrogenic hypothesis.

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