TY - JOUR AB - There is a very low prevalence of cardiac fibroma in the adult population. Cardiac fibromas arise from heart fibroblasts, and these tumors are primarily located in the ventricles or in the interventricular septum. Symptomatic tumors are treated by resection. By contrast, asymptomatic tumors require a long‑term follow‑up or surgical resection as a preventive measure to avoid complications. The present study reports the case of a 43‑year‑old man, who presented with a cough and shortness of breath for 2 months. Echocardiogram and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging indicated a large mass located in the left ventricular lateral wall. The patient underwent surgical excision of the tumor, and histopathological examination confirmed the mass to be a fibroma. The patient had a good postoperative recovery and was discharged on day 9 post‑surgery. AD - Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China AU - Zheng,Xing‑Ju AU - Song,Bin DA - 2018/10/01 DO - 10.3892/ol.2018.9260 EP - 5465 IS - 4 JO - Oncol Lett KW - fibroma cardiac tumor primary benign tumor left ventricle interventricular septum PY - 2018 SN - 1792-1074 1792-1082 SP - 5463 ST - Left ventricle primary cardiac fibroma in an adult: A case report T2 - Oncology Letters TI - Left ventricle primary cardiac fibroma in an adult: A case report UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9260 VL - 16 ER -