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Transesophageal echocardiography. Deep transgastric long-axis view showing the tumor. At least 60% of the ascending aorta's circumference is occupied
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The distal end of the mass juxtaposed the initiation of the transverse aorta (Figure 1).
The tumoral mass, sectioned for removal
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The mass was found to be entirely within the ascending aorta with firm adherence to the anterior leaflet of the bicuspid aortic valve (Figure 2).
A & B show fascicles of fibroblasts in a focally myxomatous stroma without any evidence of malignancy (H & E x 400)
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Microscopic sections showed a benign neoplasm composed of fascicles of fibroblasts with variable amounts of collagen and a scanty number of lymphocytes arranged in a focally myxomatous stroma without any evidence of malignancy such as increased mitotic figures or areas of necrosis (Figures 3A & 3B).