title: Organized thrombus of the tricuspid valve mimicking valvular tumor.
abstract: We report on a case of organized thrombus of the tricuspid valve mimicking a valve tumor. Preoperative transesophageal echocardiography showed the mass to have originated from the septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve. A pouch of the tricuspid valve and a ventricular septal defect were observed perioperatively, with the mass attached to the septal leaflet. Histologic examination revealed the mass to be an organized thrombus without tumor components.
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan. tcvhiro@jichi.ac.jp
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Konishi
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Fukuda
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kato
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Misawa
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Fuse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery