title: A rare case of embolizing cardiac tumor: rheumatoid nodule of the mitral valve.
abstract: We report the case of a 65-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis who was admitted with a stroke. Echocardiographic examination revealed a multilobule, highly mobile tumor on the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve. Surgical exploration showed a tumor infiltrating the valve, the annulus, and the adjacent left ventricular wall, which required complete valve resection. Histologic study demonstrated typical characteristics of a rheumatoid nodule.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Rangueil Hospital, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Mounet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soula
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Concina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cerene
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004617:Embolism / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012218:Rheumatoid Nodule / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery