title: Double primary left ventricular and aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma.
abstract: Papillary fibroelastomas of the heart are relatively rare benign tumors and although they can be symptom free, symptoms such as cerebral ischemia and cardiac infarction can be lethal. It is important to diagnose this tumor using echocardiography, because lethal embolisms can be prevented by surgical resection. Recurrence of this tumor has not been reported and multiple tumors are rare. The present report is a case of double primary aortic valve fibroelastoma with aortic regurgitation diagnosed 4 years after surgery for a left ventricular fibroelastoma with mitral valvular disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Japan. h.tanaka@showa-university-fujigaoka.gr.jp
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Narisawa
authors.forename: Takanobu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Yoshirou
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Daijirou
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kishi
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004695:Endocardial Fibroelastosis / Q000150:complications; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011475:Prosthesis Failure