[Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve. Sudden death caused by an uncommon tumor of the heart]. / Papilläres Fibroelastom der Aortenklappe. Plötzlicher Tod bei seltenem Tumor des Herzens.

We describe a very rare tumor of the heart with a pendulous papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve, obstructing the ostium of the LCA - resulting in the sudden death of a healthy 40-year-old man. Acute severe ischemia was registered in the ECG a few minutes before death - corresponding especially to the myocardial regions perfused by the LCA. There is no doubt from the post mortem findings that the sudden death of this patient was caused by occlusion of the left coronary ostium by the pendulous papillary fibroelastoma.

[Diagnosis of heart tumors. Angiosarcoma of the heart - clinical study using as an example intravital diagnosis of a case]. / Diagnostik bei Herztumoren. Das Angiosarkom des Herzens - Klinische Studie anhand eines intravital diagnostizierten Falles.

It is demonstrated the extremely rare case of a primary malignant cardiac tumor, the angiosarcoma of the right atrium. Modern diagnostic methods--especially echocardiography and fine-needle-aspiration-biopsy-cytology - are discussed, showing the possibility of ensuring antimortem diagnosis.