title: A cardiac papillary fibroelastoma with chordal location.
abstract: Papillary fibroelastomas, which were initially incidental findings at autopsy and surgery, are now being recognized with increasing frequency with the widespread use of echocardiography. Because of their embolic potential, an aggressive treatment approach is generally accepted. We report a papillary fibroelastoma located at the chorda of the anterior mitral leaflet that underwent conservative follow-up for 8 years without any complications. Because most of the cardiac papillary fibroelastoma cases reported are incidental findings, the question of whether symptomless fibroelastomas must be removed or other factors contribute to the embolic nature of the selected cases remains a challenge for the future.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Institute of Cardiology, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Küçükoğlu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arat
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mutlu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Okçün
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bakay
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; 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; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010212:Papilloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation