title: Papillary fibroelastoma of tricuspid valve presenting as pulmonary embolism.
abstract: A 65-year-old gentleman was admitted with recurrent dyspnea. Two-dimensional and transesophageal echocardiography revealed a highly mobile echogenic mass attached to the tricuspid valve. A (99m)Tc lung perfusion scan was suggestive of pulmonary embolism. The patient underwent surgical resection of the mass. Histopathological examination revealed a papillary fibroelastoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India drruchitshah@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ruchit Ashok
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Latchumanadhas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kalidoss
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Anbarasu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohanraj
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Anitha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lakshmanan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Muniraj Kanchanamala
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Thirumurthi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Mullasari S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ajit
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Fibroma; Heart neoplasms; Pulmonary embolism; Tricuspid valve