Nonsurgical management of a tricuspid valvular pedunculated papillary fibroelastoma.
A 25-year-old woman with a history of kidney transplantation for lupus nephritis was referred for the evaluation and management of a mass incidentally found on echocardiography. An oval and pedunculated mass attached to the tricuspid valve was managed with nonsurgical treatment. No symptoms and complications attributable to the mass developed. Three years later, the size of the mass decreased. Here we report the case of a probable cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (PFE), a mobile mass, with a stalk on the septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve that was managed for three years without surgical treatment.
Seol
Sang-Hoon
SH
Department of Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea. hacemed@hanmail.net
Kim
Dong-Soo
DS
Han
Yang-Chun
YC
Kim
Ki-Hun
KH
Kim
Young-Bok
YB
Kim
Dong-Kie
DK
Ung-Kim
Yang
Tae-Hyun
TH
Kim
Dae-Kyeong
DK
Kim
Doo-Il
DI
D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography