Pulmonary valve papillary fibroelastoma: a rare tumor and rare location

Hatim Yagoub; Abdullah Sayied Abdullah; Abdalla Ibrahim; Brendan Meany; Peter Faul; Thomas J Kiernan

doi:10.3909/ricm0757

Pulmonary valve papillary fibroelastoma: a rare tumor and rare location

Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2015;16(1):90-3. doi: 10.3909/ricm0757.

Authors

Hatim Yagoub, Abdullah Sayied Abdullah, Abdalla Ibrahim, Brendan Meany, Peter Faul, Thomas J Kiernan¹

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Department, University Hospital Limerick, Ireland; Pathology Department, University Hospital Limerick, Ireland.

PMID: 25813801
DOI: 10.3909/ricm0757

Abstract

Although rare, papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are considered the third most common cause of primary cardiac neoplasm. They are usually asymptomatic and are found during routine echocardiography. PFEs of the pulmonary valve are extremely rare. They are usually benign; however, because of their potential to embolize to the pulmonary circulation, it is often recommended that they be removed. This article reviews a case of an asymptomatic PFE of the pulmonary valve, incidentally found in a patient who presented with three-vessel coronary artery disease.