title: Calcified papillary fibroelastoma of the tricuspid valve.
abstract: Papillary fibroelastoma (PFE) is an infrequently and often incidentally encountered benign tumour found on the endocardium. We describe the case of a patient with a small, mobile, calcified mass on the tricuspid valve incidentally seen during radioscopy for cardiac catheterization. Echocardiography revealed a rounded, bulky shaped and calcified tumour. At histopathology a PFE with extensive dystrophic calcifications was found. To our knowledge this is the second case report of calcified PFE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, AZ Middelheim, Antwerpen, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Paelinck
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vermeersch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kockx
mesh_terms: D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014261:Tricuspid Valve; D014463:Ultrasonography