Papillary Fibroelastoma Presenting as a Left Ventricular Mass.

Author: Jin Han PARK ¹ ; Sang Hoon SEOL ; Hwan Jin CHO ; Si Hyung PARK ; Dong Kie KIM ; Ung KIM ; Tae Hyun YANG ; Dae Kyeong KIM ; Doo Il KIM ; Dong Soo KIM
Author Information

1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. dongskim@inje.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Cardiac tumor; Left ventricle; Echocardiography
MeSH: Aged; Cardiology; Echocardiography; Female; Heart Neoplasms; Heart Valves; Heart Ventricles; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2010;18(2):66-69
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is a benign cardiac tumor that usually affects cardiac valves. It is usually discovered incidentally on routine echocardiography. However, left ventricular CPF is rare. This report describes the case of a 73-year-old female, referred to a cardiology department for evaluation of a mass of the left ventricle. The mass was found routine echocardiography. The transthoracic echocardiography revealed a 2.2x1.3 cm highly oscillating mass, attached by stalk on the inferior wall of the left ventricle. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a non-enhanced, 1.8x1.0 cm mass on the inferior wall of the left ventricle. The patient underwent surgical resection of the mass, histopathologic examination of the mass confirmed the diagnosis of a CPF.