Multimodality Imaging of a Giant Aortic Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma
Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are benign cardiac tumors arising from endocardium. They are commonly found on valvular surfaces and average 1.0–1.5 cm in size. Though often asymptomatic, PFEs can lead to potentially severe complications, primarily due to their embolic potential. Surgical resection...
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| author | Nowell M. Fine David A. Foley Jerome F. Breen Joseph J. Maleszewski |
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| description | Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are benign cardiac tumors arising from endocardium. They are commonly found on valvular surfaces and average 1.0–1.5 cm in size. Though often asymptomatic, PFEs can lead to potentially severe complications, primarily due to their embolic potential. Surgical resection is recommended for all symptomatic or large PFEs. We report the case of a patient presenting with cardiovascular symptoms who was found to have a very large aortic valve PFE, as diagnosed by histopathologic examination following surgical resection. Multimodality cardiovascular imaging demonstrates the classic morphologic findings, including a pedunculated appearance and oscillating “frond-like” surface projections. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-13a37c98176441cfa57f63a0a92799812025-02-03T05:44:52ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352013-01-01201310.1155/2013/705101705101Multimodality Imaging of a Giant Aortic Valve Papillary FibroelastomaNowell M. Fine0David A. Foley1Jerome F. Breen2Joseph J. Maleszewski3Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USADivision of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USADepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USADivision of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USAPapillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are benign cardiac tumors arising from endocardium. They are commonly found on valvular surfaces and average 1.0–1.5 cm in size. Though often asymptomatic, PFEs can lead to potentially severe complications, primarily due to their embolic potential. Surgical resection is recommended for all symptomatic or large PFEs. We report the case of a patient presenting with cardiovascular symptoms who was found to have a very large aortic valve PFE, as diagnosed by histopathologic examination following surgical resection. Multimodality cardiovascular imaging demonstrates the classic morphologic findings, including a pedunculated appearance and oscillating “frond-like” surface projections.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/705101 |
| spellingShingle | Nowell M. Fine David A. Foley Jerome F. Breen Joseph J. Maleszewski Multimodality Imaging of a Giant Aortic Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Multimodality Imaging of a Giant Aortic Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma |
| title_full | Multimodality Imaging of a Giant Aortic Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma |
| title_fullStr | Multimodality Imaging of a Giant Aortic Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multimodality Imaging of a Giant Aortic Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma |
| title_short | Multimodality Imaging of a Giant Aortic Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma |
| title_sort | multimodality imaging of a giant aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/705101 |
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