title: Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma of a mitral valve chordae revealed by stroke.
abstract: We report the case of a young male patient referred to our hospital after having a stroke due to a papillary fibroelastoma arising from a mitral valve chorda. The tumor was identified by two-dimensional echocardiography and was treated by surgery with preservation of valve integrity. Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma as an uncommon source of cerebral emboli is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, S. João Hospital, Oporto, Portugal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Graça
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Costeira
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bastos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000601:surgery; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology