A case of papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve.
- Author:
Chang Hoon LEE
1
;
Seung Woo PARK
;
Hye Young KIM
;
Se Hoon OH
;
Jin Oh CHOI
;
Yoon La CHOI
;
Yeon Hyeon CHOE
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. s.woo.park@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Echocardiography;
Heart neoplasms;
Papillary fibroelastoma
- MeSH:
Aortic Valve;
Echocardiography;
Female;
Heart Neoplasms;
Heart Valves;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Thromboembolism
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2009;77(Suppl 1):S77-S81
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Papillary fibroelastomas are rare, benign primary heart neoplasms that mainly affect the heart valves. These neoplasms have the potential to cause serious, life threatening thromboembolic complications. Here we present the case of a 60-year-old asymptomatic woman with an aortic valve mass that was incidentally discovered via transthoracic echocardiography. There was no evidence of systemic thromboembolism. The mass was surgically excised and histologic examination led to a final diagnosis of papillary fibroelastoma.
