TY - JOUR
T1 - Papillary fibroelastoma of the pulmonary valve
AU - Park, Mi Young
AU - Shin, Jae Seung
AU - Park, Heum Rye
AU - Lim, Hong Euy
AU - Ahn, Jeong Cheon
AU - Song, Woo Hyuk
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - A papillary fibroelastoma is rare, but it is the most common primary tumor of the cardiac valves. Most papillary fibroelastomas affect the left-sided heart valves, such as the aortic and mitral valves; however, they also rarely affect the pulmonary valve. Generally, surgical removal is strongly recommended to prevent its potential thromboembolic risks, especially in cases of left-sided cardiac involvement. However, there are few reports on the treatment of asymptomatic, small, right-sided cardiac fibroelastomas. We present a rare case of an asymptomatic papillary fibroelastoma occurring on the pulmonary valve, which was detected by transthoracic echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and a 64-slice cardiac computed tomography scan, and which was surgically removed.
AB - A papillary fibroelastoma is rare, but it is the most common primary tumor of the cardiac valves. Most papillary fibroelastomas affect the left-sided heart valves, such as the aortic and mitral valves; however, they also rarely affect the pulmonary valve. Generally, surgical removal is strongly recommended to prevent its potential thromboembolic risks, especially in cases of left-sided cardiac involvement. However, there are few reports on the treatment of asymptomatic, small, right-sided cardiac fibroelastomas. We present a rare case of an asymptomatic papillary fibroelastoma occurring on the pulmonary valve, which was detected by transthoracic echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and a 64-slice cardiac computed tomography scan, and which was surgically removed.
KW - Papillary fibroelastoma
KW - Pulmonary valve
KW - Transthoracic echocardiography
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U2 - 10.1007/s00380-006-0965-6
DO - 10.1007/s00380-006-0965-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 17653525
AN - SCOPUS:34547457953
SN - 0910-8327
VL - 22
SP - 284
EP - 286
JO - Heart and Vessels
JF - Heart and Vessels
IS - 4
ER -