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Published on: February 11, 2022
[Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve. Case report]
Joana Marques1, Ricardo Ferraz, João Carlos Mota
1Serviços de Anestesiologia e de Cirurgia Cardio-Torácica do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Portugal.
Abstract:
Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas (CPF) are rare primary cardiac tumors with predilection for heart valves, being increasingly incidentally discovered due to the widespread use of echocardiography. Most of them are asymptomatic, but they are a potential source of systemic emboli, stroke, myocardial infarction and sudden death. This report describes the case of a 70-year-old female with previous transient ischaemic attacks and an echocardiographic finding of a mass in the mitral valve. Surgery was performed with complete resection of the tumor and preservation of the mitral valve. Pathological evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of cardiac papillary fibroelastoma.
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