Paucicellular Fibroma of the Ascending Aorta

Stevan S. Pupovac; Elana Koss; James Albanese; Shahryar G. Saba; Alan R. Hartman; Robert Palazzo

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1730006

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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2021; 09(03): 110-112
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1730006

Case Report

Paucicellular Fibroma of the Ascending Aorta

Authors

Stevan S. Pupovac

¹Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York
Elana Koss

¹Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York
James Albanese

²Department of Cardiology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York
Shahryar G. Saba

²Department of Cardiology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York

³Department of Radiology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York
Alan R. Hartman

¹Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York
Robert Palazzo

¹Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York

Abstract

Primary tumors of the aorta are extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, herein, we present the first case in the literature of a paucicellular fibroma originating from the aortic wall.

Keywords

aorta - aortic root - aortic tumors - ascending aorta - cardiac tumors

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