Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2001 Dec;34(12):948-951.
Papillary Fibroelastoma Causing Neurologic Symptoms in Patients with Valvular Heart Disease
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Korea. cjlee@madang.ajou.ac.kr
- 2Department of Cardiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Korea.
Abstract
- A 43 years old female patient who had been diagnosed as having valvular heart disease but had not received any treatment invited and admitted due to progressive dyspnea. She was diagnosed as having aortic and mitral valve stenosis and regurgitation. Neurologic symptoms developed suddenly therefore, surgery was performed. In the operation field, there were many fungating tissue around the mitral valve annulus and left atrial wall. After operation, no neurologic symptoms were observed and pathologist revealed that fungating tissue was papillary fibroleastoma. The patient recovered and was followed in outpatients department.
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