Surgical treatment of papillary fibroelastoma of the pulmonary valve: a case report

Surgical treatment of papillary fibroelastoma of the pulmonary valve: a case report

Abstract Background Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (PFE) is a rare tumor, and especially rare when found on the pulmonary valve. Case presentation We report the case of a 70-year-old woman patient with a pulmonary valve PFE diagnosed incidentally during a follow-up of aortic regurgitation. Computed...

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Main Authors: Hiroo Uehara, Masateru Uchiyama, Takayuki Hori, Mitsuru Iida, Tomohiro Imazuru, Tomoki Shimokawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Papillary fibroelastoma
Pulmonary valve
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-01909-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-01909-4

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