Papillary fibroelastoma presenting as a left ventricular mass.
Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is a benign cardiac tumor that usually affects cardiac valves. It is usually discovered incidentally on routine echocardiography. However, left ventricular CPF is rare. This report describes the case of a 73-year-old female, referred to a cardiology department for evaluation of a mass of the left ventricle. The mass was found routine echocardiography. The transthoracic echocardiography revealed a 2.2x1.3 cm highly oscillating mass, attached by stalk on the inferior wall of the left ventricle. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a non-enhanced, 1.8x1.0 cm mass on the inferior wall of the left ventricle. The patient underwent surgical resection of the mass, histopathologic examination of the mass confirmed the diagnosis of a CPF.
Park
Jin-Han
JH
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Seol
Sang-Hoon
SH
Cho
Hwan-Jin
HJ
Park
Si-Hyung
SH
Kim
Dong-Kie
DK
Kim
Ung
U
Yang
Tae-Hyun
TH
Kim
Dae-Kyeong
DK
Kim
Doo-Il
DI
Kim
Dong-Soo
DS