Native Aortic Valve Thrombosis Resembling Papillary Fibroelastoma.
10.4250/jcu.2014.22.3.148
- Author:
Minkwan KIM
1
;
Suk Hyun KIM
;
Sang Yi MOON
;
Eu Gene JEONG
;
Eui Han JUNG
;
Hwa Seong NAM
;
Jae Hyuk CHOI
;
Kyungil PARK
Author Information
1. Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea. cardiopark@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thrombosis;
Aortic valve;
Pulmonary embolism
- MeSH:
Aortic Valve*;
Decision Making;
Diagnosis;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Humans;
Pulmonary Embolism;
Thrombosis*
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2014;22(3):148-150
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The differential diagnosis of cardiac mass is important in determining the therapeutic plan and avoiding unnecessary surgical intervention. Non-invasive imaging methods would be useful in the diagnosis of suspected cardiac mass, because they may provide earlier diagnosis and more accurate assessment of cardiac mass. Native aortic valve thrombosis is a rare disorder and difficult to differentiate from a tumor, and in particular, a papillary fibroelastoma. Thus, the clinical decision making with imaging modalities should be performed cautiously. We recently met a female patient who had a aortic valve mass resembling papillary fibroelastoma in normal native valve. The patient underwent a surgical resection and the pathologic finding showed an organized thrombus with no evidence of papillary fibroelastoma.
