title: Incidental finding of a papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve chordae.
abstract: Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is a rare neoplasm with predilection for heart valves, usually found incidentally on routine echocardiography. Most CPFs are asymptomatic; rarely, they are diagnosed because of cardiac symptoms or after an embolic event. This report describes the case of a 69-year-old woman with the incidental finding of a mass attached to the anterior mitral valve chordae. Owing to the risk of embolic complications, surgery was emergently performed with complete resection of the mass and preservation of the mitral valve. Histological evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of CPF.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Sherif
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moustafa
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sauvé
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pagé
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Serri
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology