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Papillary fibroelastoma of the pulmonary valve

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A papillary fibroelastoma is rare, but it is the most common primary tumor of the cardiac valves. Most papillary fibroelastomas affect the left-sided heart valves, such as the aortic and mitral valves; however, they also rarely affect the pulmonary valve. Generally, surgical removal is strongly recommended to prevent its potential thromboembolic risks, especially in cases of left-sided cardiac involvement. However, there are few reports on the treatment of asymptomatic, small, right-sided cardiac fibroelastomas. We present a rare case of an asymptomatic papillary fibroelastoma occurring on the pulmonary valve, which was detected by transthoracic echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and a 64-slice cardiac computed tomography scan, and which was surgically removed.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Korea University Hospital, 516 Gojan 1 dong, Danwon-ku, Ansan-si, Kyungki-do, 425-727, South Korea

    Mi Young Park, Hong Euy Lim, Jeong Cheon Ahn & Woo Hyuk Song

  2. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Hospital, Kyungki-do, South Korea

    Jae Seung Shin

  3. Department of Pathology, Korea University Hospital, Kyungki-do, South Korea

    Heum Rye Park

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Park, M., Shin, J., Park, H. et al. Papillary fibroelastoma of the pulmonary valve. Heart Vessels 22, 284–286 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-006-0965-6

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