title: Successful Biopsy and Removal of a Tricuspid Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma in Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: A Case Report.
abstract: Papillary fibroelastomas are rare benign cardiac tumours with a predilection for cardiac valves. Because of the rarity of these tumours, management is individualized, but some recommend surgical removal of all papillary fibroelastomas due to the increased risk of embolization. We report a case of a 71-year-old man who presented with a sessile mass on the tricuspid valve. The mass, a papillary fibroelastoma, was successfully biopsied and removed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. This report demonstrates a unique minimally invasive way of approaching a cardiac tumour wherein a major surgery was avoided.
authors.affiliation: East Carolina University-Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. Electronic address: gollolrajun@ecu.edu.
authors.forename: Narasimha Swamy
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Gollol-Raju
authors.affiliation: East Carolina University-Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: East Carolina University-Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Daggubati
authors.affiliation: East Carolina University-Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Rajasekhar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nekkanti
authors.affiliation: East Carolina University-Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Assad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Movahed
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D004695:Endocardial Fibroelastosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery