Cardiac valve papillary fibroelastoma: surgical excision for revealed or potential embolization.
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.
Yopp
Adam C
AC
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11219, USA. ayopp@hotmail.com
Vaynblat
Mikhail
M
Cunningham
Joseph N
JN
Lazzaro
Richard S
RS
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