title: [Papillary Fibroelastoma on the Tricuspid Valve: Report of a Case].
abstract: 68-year-old male was diagnosed as a cardiac tumor detected by echocardiography, incidentally. He was asymptomatic but the tumor was removed surgically for the diagnostic therapy. It was diagnosed as a papillary fibroelastoma (PFE) clinically and pathologically. He was discharged from the hospital without any complication. PFE on the tricuspid valve is uncommon benign tumor of the heart. Because it is at risk of embolic events, we think it should be operated even if it exists the right side of the heart.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido Prefectural Kitami Hospital, Kitami, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshitaka
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Satomi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology*