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- Title
Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve in association with rheumatic heart disease: a case report.
- Authors
Jun Shi; Zhi-xuan Bai; Ben-gui Zhang; Ying-qiang Guo; Shi, Jun; Bai, Zhi-xuan; Zhang, Ben-gui; Guo, Ying-qiang
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Papillary fibroelastoma (PFE) is a rare primary cardiac neoplasm that is usually discovered incidentally at autopsy or during cardiac surgery. PFE combined with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is extremely rare, and only a few cases have been reported. Additionally, the growth rate of the tumor is unknown.<bold>Case Presentation: </bold>Here, we present a very rare case of PFE of the aortic valve combined with RHD, which were identified in a female patient who survived for 5 years without surgical intervention, and who subsequently underwent successful surgical treatment.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>PFEs may be generally slow-growing tumors, however, the better treatment of choice may be surgery because it produces good curative effects with very low risk of complications, while preventing serious disease consequences.
- Subjects
AORTIC valve diseases; HEART tumors; RHEUMATIC heart disease; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PATIENT refusal of treatment; AORTIC valve surgery; HISTOPATHOLOGY; BENIGN tumors; CONNECTIVE tissue tumors; DISEASE complications; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2016, Vol 11, Issue 16, p1
- ISSN
1749-8090
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s13019-016-0410-6