Multiple papillary fibroelastomas and thrombus in the left heart

J Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2014 Mar;22(1):40-2. doi: 10.4250/jcu.2014.22.1.40. Epub 2014 Mar 31.

Abstract

Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas (CPF) are benign cardiac tumors and usually discovered incidentally during echocardiography. This report describes the case of a 68-year-old man, referred to cardiology for multiple masses of the left ventricle and left atrium. The transthoracic echocardiography revealed multiple oscillating masses in the left ventricle and aortic valve, non-mobile mass in the left atrium with severe mitral stenosis and moderate aortic regurgitation. The patient underwent surgical resection of the masses with valve replacements. Histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of CPF in the left ventricle and aortic valve, thrombus in the left atrium.

Keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas; Cardiac tumor; Echocardiography; Left atrial thrombus.

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