title: Pulmonary valve papillary fibroelastoma. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Papillary fibroelastomas are rare and benign cardiac tumors that typically affect the cardiac valves. To the best of our knowledge, the English literature contains only 1 case report of pulmonary valve fibroelastoma diagnosed by echocardiogram and confirmed by surgical resection. There is a paucity of pathology literature on this subject. We describe an additional case of pulmonary valve fibroelastoma diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed by pathologic examination in a patient who also had a thymoma.
authors: Department of Pathology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors: R S
authors: RS
authors: Saad
authors: C O
authors: CO
authors: Galvis
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Bshara
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Liddicoat
authors: D J
authors: DJ
authors: Dabbs
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011664:Pulmonary Valve