title: Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve: incidental finding with intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: Papillary fibroelastoma is a benign but rare tumor of the heart, usually derived from the endocardium. Although rarely clinically symptomatic, fibroelastoma has a potential for valvular dysfunction and systemic embolization. In this article, we show the images of a previously undiagnosed mass that was surgically excised in a 73-year-old woman.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. allucbot@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Botta
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dell'Amore
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pilato
authors.forename: Ornella
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Bartolomeo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D016896:Treatment Outcome