title: Multiple papillary fibroelastomas of the aortic valve: case report.
abstract: Papillary fibroelastoma is the third most common primary tumor of the heart and most commonly involve the cardiac valves. Most papillary fibroelastomas do not cause symptoms and they are usually incidental findings by routine echocardiography or at autopsy. However, multiple papillary fibroelastomas are extremely rare. We report a case with papillary fibroelastoma which was incidentally found on echocardiography. Upon surgery, a tumor was found on each aortic cusp. Pathological findings of these tumors were consistent with those of papillary fibroelastoma.
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kusama
authors.forename: Shinro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kinukawa
authors.forename: Taeko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kunimasa
authors.forename: Izumi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ichiyama
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Shunichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Yukihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Orime
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery