title: Multidetector computed tomography findings of a papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve: a case report.
abstract: Papillary fibroelastoma is a rare benign cardiac tumor that represents 10% of all primary cardiac tumors. Diagnosis is accomplished incidentally by echocardiography that is usually performed for another purpose. Most papillary fibroelastomas are asymptomatic, but the lesions are recognized as a cause of embolisms. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no case report of computed tomography findings of a papillary fibroelastoma. We report a case of a papillary fibroelastoma in a 78-yr-old woman who had dyspnea and chest tightness. Echocardiography revealed a small lobulated mobile echogenic mass attached to the aortic valve, and CT demonstrated a lobulated soft tissue density mass with a thin stalk at the sinotubular junction of the aortic valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Dongguk University, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Ah-young
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jeung Sook
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yup
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Eung-Joong
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome