title: A huge mitral valve tumor and its vascularity--a case report.
abstract: Primary cardiac tumors of the mitral valve are extremely rare; however, they present a major risk of embolization. Therefore, prompt diagnosis and urgent treatment is obligatory. The authors report the case of a 60-year-old man with a huge mitral valve mass and its vascularity, which was diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography and selective coronary arteriography. Our patient's mitral valve tumor had a size of 5.9 x 2.9 cm, which was the largest size reported up to this time in this location. The patient died from a major cerebrovascular event before surgical excision could be performed.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey. mkbatur@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Batur
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yildirir
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kabakci
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aksöyek
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve