Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract;Report of a Case

Papillary fibroelastoma(PFE) is a rare and benign primary cardiac neoplasm. The incidence of PFE in the left ventricle is lower than that in other parts of the heart. A 67-year-old female was referred to our cardiology department for treatment of severe cardiac failure due to mitral regurgitation. T...

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Published inKyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery Vol. 71; no. 9; p. 697
Main Authors Arai, Satoru, Tanaka, Daizou, Sakuma, Manami, Tamamura, Toshitake, Ishihara, Ryoma, Sato, Yuriko, Sugimura, Youichi, Kawahara, Yu
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.09.2018
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Summary:Papillary fibroelastoma(PFE) is a rare and benign primary cardiac neoplasm. The incidence of PFE in the left ventricle is lower than that in other parts of the heart. A 67-year-old female was referred to our cardiology department for treatment of severe cardiac failure due to mitral regurgitation. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography coincidently revealed a 1.0 cm highly mobile mass attached by a stalk to the outflow tract wall of the left ventricle. The mass was easily detected using endoscope and successfully removed without any postoperative complications and was pathologically diagnosed as a PFE. In this report, we discuss the echocardiographic character of PFE and the usefulness of endoscope for the identification and resection of a PFE in the left ventricle.
ISSN:0021-5252