Excision of papillary fibroelastoma arising from the septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve.
A case of a papillary fibroelastoma (PFE) arising from the tricuspid valve was reported. It was incidentally detected by two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography. Prior to 1977, these tumors were exclusively found at postmortem examination. This is only the fourth reported case of a tricuspid valve PFE found by echocardiography, treated by excision, and with tricuspid valvuloplasty preserving the native valve.
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*