Surgical treatment of papillary fibroelastoma in the aortic valve: a case report

With the exception of myxomas, primary tumors of the heart are very rare. We present here our experience with papillary fibroelastoma in the aortic valve. We could not preserve the aortic valve because of the wide attachment of the tumor to the valve and aortic regurgitation.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2010-08, Vol.16 (4), p.297-300
Hauptverfasser:	Washiyama, Naoki, Yamashita, Katsushi, Terada, Hitoshi, Ohkura, Kazuhiro, Akuzawa, Satoshi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aortic Valve Insufficiency - etiology Aortic Valve Insufficiency - surgery Fibroma - complications Fibroma - pathology Fibroma - surgery Heart Neoplasms - complications Heart Neoplasms - pathology Heart Neoplasms - surgery Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation Humans Male Middle Aged
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Zusammenfassung:	With the exception of myxomas, primary tumors of the heart are very rare. We present here our experience with papillary fibroelastoma in the aortic valve. We could not preserve the aortic valve because of the wide attachment of the tumor to the valve and aortic regurgitation.
ISSN:	2186-1005