A Common Disease, an Uncommon Location: Left Ventricle Papillary Fibroelastoma

Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (PFE) is a rare benign cardiac tumor, usually associated with cardiac valves. Cases of non-valvular, left ventricular (LV) cavity PFE are extremely rare. We report the case of a 75-year-old man with a history of exertional chest pain. He was referred to our tertiary-c...

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Published inOman medical journal Vol. 39; no. 3; p. e638
Main Authors Al Umairi, Rashid Saif, Al Adawi, Khadija, Al Kindi, Ahmed, Al Rahbi, Nasser
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published OMJ 30.05.2024
Oman Medical Specialty Board
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cardiac papillary fibroelastoma
cardiac tumor
Case Report
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Summary:Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (PFE) is a rare benign cardiac tumor, usually associated with cardiac valves. Cases of non-valvular, left ventricular (LV) cavity PFE are extremely rare. We report the case of a 75-year-old man with a history of exertional chest pain. He was referred to our tertiary-care hospital for evaluation. On the echocardiogram, the patient was found to have an LV lesion related to the papillary muscle. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging revealed an enhancing mobile lesion related to the LV anterolateral papillary muscle which suggested a myxoma. The patient underwent surgical resection of the lesion, later histopathologically confirmed to be PFE.
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ISSN:1999-768X
2070-5204
DOI:10.5001/omj.2024.20