title: Cardiac valve papillary fibroelastoma: surgical excision for revealed or potential embolization.
abstract: Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas (CPF) are benign endocardial papillomas commonly formed from valve endothelium. The majority of tumors are found on the left side of the heart, with only a few case reports of pulmonary valve fibroelastomas. We report here a case of pulmonary valve papillary fibroelastoma that was successfully managed with simple excision of the mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11219, USA. ayopp@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Adam C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Yopp
authors.forename: Mikhail
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vaynblat
authors.forename: Joseph N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Lazzaro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011664:Pulmonary Valve; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed