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

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

COR ET VASA, cilt.61, sa.1, 2019 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 61 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2018.05.003
  • Dergi Adı: COR ET VASA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.