Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve: evaluation with transesophageal echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging.
A 74-year-old Japanese male was admitted to hospital with episodes of chest pain. Cross-sectional echocardiography showed a mobile mass adherent to the noncoronary cusp of the aortic valve. We employed transesophageal echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate the mass. Based on the findings, a papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve was suspected. To avoid systemic embolization, urgent surgery was performed. The histopathologic diagnosis was papillary fibroelastoma. When a tumor of the aortic valve exists, these examinations are useful in detecting and characterizing the tumor for optimal treatment.
Second Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Jun
J
Shiraishi
Masashi
M
Tagawa
Takashi
T
Yamada
Takahisa
T
Sawada
Tetsuya
T
Tatsumi
Akihiro
A
Azuma
Yasuyuki
Y
Shimada
Hitoshi
H
Yaku
Nobuo
N
Kitamura
Masao
M
Nakagawa
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male