Papillary Fibroelastoma of Pulmonary Valve with Congestive Heart Failure: A case report.
- Author:
Jay Key CHEKAR
1
;
Byoung Hee AHN
;
Sang Gi OH
;
In Seok JEONG
;
Chi Hyeong YUN
;
Sang Hyung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Korea. bhahn@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulmonary valve;
Heart neoplasms;
Heart failure, congestive
- MeSH:
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP);
Heart;
Heart Failure;
Heart Neoplasms;
Heart Valves;
Humans;
Pulmonary Valve
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2010;43(2):176-179
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas are the second most common primary tumor of the heart and they most commonly affect the left cardiac valves. However, occurrence of this tumor on the right side of the heart has been rarely reported, with only a few cases having been documented on the pulmonary valve. We present here a rare case of a papillary fibroelastoma that occurred on the pulmonary valve and this was successfully managed by replacing the pulmonary valve in a patient with congestive heart failure.
