Multimodality imaging of right-sided (tricuspid valve) papillary fibroelastoma: recognition of a surgically remediable disease

Case Rep Oncol. 2013 Sep 21;6(3):485-9. doi: 10.1159/000355419. eCollection 2013.

Abstract

Presentation of an increasingly recognized right-sided primary valve tumor of clinical importance: the tricuspid valve papillary fibroelastoma (PF). Early recognition and surgical intervention is emphasized for valvular PF, which carries a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. Newer imaging techniques, including CT and MRI, assist in localizing and differentiating PF from alternative cardiac pathology.

Keywords: Cardiac tumors; Imaging; Papillary fibroelastoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports