A mobile mass on the tricuspid valve in a young female: The critical distinction between the vegetation and cardiac tumor

KOZA, Yavuzer; Kaya, Ugur; Koza, Enise

doi:10.1016/j.crvasa.2018.05.003

A mobile mass on the tricuspid valve in a young female: The critical distinction between the vegetation and cardiac tumor

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KOZA Y., Kaya U., Koza E. A.

COR ET VASA, vol.61, no.1, 2019 (ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
Volume: 61 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2018.05.003
Journal Name: COR ET VASA
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
Ataturk University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are benign cardiac tumors with high embolic tendency, and usually originate from the cardiac valve. We report the case of a 34-year-old woman who experienced progressive dyspnea and fatigue. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a pediculated, homogenous echo-dense, and highly mobile mass attached to the tricuspid valve. The patient was diagnosed with cardiac PFE because of its size and mobility, and surgical resection was scheduled.