title: Endocardial fibroelastosis of the right ventricle and tricuspid valve in a young adult with Behcet's disease.
abstract: Endocardial fibroelastosis is characterized by massive proliferation of collagenous and elastic tissue, in which the pathological process is restricted to the endocardium. In this report, we present the case of a 20-year-old man with Behcet's disease and endocardial fibroelastosis of the right ventricle involving tricuspid valve resulting in a tumor mass that was resected along with tricuspid valve replacement. The clinical and pathological features of this rare entity are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, GATA Haydarpasa Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ucak
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Onan
authors.forename: Kaan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inan
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ugur
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kucukodaci
authors.forename: Ahmet Turan
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D004695:Endocardial Fibroelastosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*