Pulmonary valve papillary fibroelastoma

Echocardiography. 2020 Feb;37(2):363-365. doi: 10.1111/echo.14604. Epub 2020 Feb 11.

Abstract

We present a case of a 70-year-old woman with exertional shortness of breath. A transthoracic echocardiogram showed a large mass on the ventricular side of the pulmonary valve. The anatomy of the mass was additionally investigated with a transesophageal echocardiogram, which delineated the anatomical details of the structure. The mass was surgically excised, and histopathology confirmed a cardiac papillary fibroelastoma.

Keywords: Fibroelastoma; pulmonary valve; transesophageal echocardiography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cardiac Papillary Fibroelastoma*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Female
  • Fibroma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Fibroma* / surgery
  • Heart Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Pulmonary Valve* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Valve* / surgery