Naslov
Pulmonary valve papillary fibroelastoma : a case report

Autori
Kovačević, Miljenko ; Šimić, Ognjen ; Matana, Ante ; Lučin, Ksenija ; Štifter, Sanja

Izvornik
Tumori (0300-8916) 91 (2005), 4; 364-365

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
papillary fibroelastoma; pulmonary valve

Sažetak
We present a case of pulmonary valve fibroelastoma diagnosed by echocardiogram which was confirmed by surgical resection in a patient in whom elective coronary artery bypass surgery was performed. The patient had no clinical or constitutional symptoms suggesting the presence of an intracardiac tumor. Routine preoperative transthoracic echocardiography revealed a pulmonary valve tumor. Histopathological analysis resulted in a diagnosis of papillary fibroelastoma. Papillary fibroelastomas are rare and benign cardiac tumors.They usually arise from the cardiac valves. In the literature we found only a few cases, so it seems there is a need for further description of additional cases of pulmonary valve fibroelastoma.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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