title: [Papillary fibroelastoma on the pulmonary valve ; report of a case].
abstract: We present a rare case of papillary fibroelastoma arising from the pulmonary valve. A 45-year-old man had been suffered from palpitation. Transthoracic echocardiography clearly demonstrated a mobile rounded mass in the right ventricular outflow tract. He underwent surgical extirpation of the tumor. A fragile, yellow tumor on the pulmonary valve was recognized at operation. The pulmonary valve was repaired with autologous pericardium. Operation was performed successfully. The diagnosis as a papillary fibroelastoma was made by histopathological examination. The post-operative course was uneventful and echocardiography showed no residual tumor of the heart.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toyama
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maekawa
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Cholsu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tadanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minagawa
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizumoto
authors.forename: Eiichi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ooba
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Mitsuaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadahiro
mesh_terms: D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011664:Pulmonary Valve