Double papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve.
A case of asymptomatic aortic valve fibroelastoma was diagnosed by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in a 77-year-old man. A 2nd tumor was found at surgery. Both fibroelastomas were removed surgically without aortic valve replacement. During surgical excision of a cardiac fibroelastoma, the entire area surrounding the lesion should be inspected carefully for additional lesions. Such lesions can be missed on echocardiographic evaluation.
Davoli
Giuseppe
G
The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy. davoli@unisi.it
Bizzarri
Federico
F
Enrico
Tucci
T
Carone
Enrico
E
Muzzi
Luigi
L
Frati
Giacomo
G
Chiavarelli
Mario
M
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography
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