title: Papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve.
abstract: A case report of a 73-year-old woman with mitral regurgitation secondary to papillary fibroelastoma and prolapse of the mitral valve is described. The tumor was excised, and the valve repaired with a Duran annuloplasty ring. The clinicopathologic features and the surgical management of this rare tumor are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts 01805.
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Shapira
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dugan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D013536:Suture Techniques