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Right atrial solitary fibrous tumor – a new cardiac neoplasm?

^a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106 Freiburg i. Br., Germany
^b Department of Pathology, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106 Freiburg i. Br., Germany
^c Department of Cardiology, Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany

*Corresponding author. Tel.: +49-761-270-2818; fax: +49-761-270-2550.

E-mail address: bothe{at}ch11.ukl.uni-freiburg.de (W. Bothe).

Heart tumors are very rare neoplasms. Solitary fibrous tumors are mesenchymal neoplasms first described as pleura-based lesions. We are the first to describe the clinical symptoms, surgical technique for removal, histology, and exact location as well as medium-term follow-up of a solitary fibrous tumor in the heart.

Key Words: Cardiac neoplasm; Solitary fibrous tumor; Heart surgery