Pulmonary valve papillary fibroelastoma. A case report and review of the literature

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2001 Jul;125(7):933-4. doi: 10.5858/2001-125-0933-PVPF.

Abstract

Papillary fibroelastomas are rare and benign cardiac tumors that typically affect the cardiac valves. To the best of our knowledge, the English literature contains only 1 case report of pulmonary valve fibroelastoma diagnosed by echocardiogram and confirmed by surgical resection. There is a paucity of pathology literature on this subject. We describe an additional case of pulmonary valve fibroelastoma diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed by pathologic examination in a patient who also had a thymoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Female
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis
  • Heart Valve Diseases / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Valve*