[Aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma; report of a case].
Papillary fibroelastoma is a rare cardiac tumor. We report a case of surgical treatment for aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma. The patient was a 64-year-old female. She admitted our hospital for the evaluation of cardiogenic cerebral infarction. The echocardiogram revealed a mobile rounded mass (10 x 6 mm) of the aortic valve and aortic regurgitation. On the basis of these echo findings, we performed operation. Under cardiopulmonary bypass, aortotomy was made and aortic valve was observed. A tumor was on the non-coronary-cusp of the aortic valve, which was successfully removed followed by aortic valve replacement with 21 A Carpentier-Edwards bio-prosthetic valve. The tumor was histologically diagnosed papillary fibroelastoma. Following uncomplicated postoperative course, the patient was discharged on twenty-first postoperative day.
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shin-Sapporo Cardiological Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Sasaki
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Kawamura
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D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome