Papillary fibroelastoma of the tricuspid valve with mitral regurgitation
Watanabe, T.; Oshima, N.; Shirai, T.; Someya, T.
Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 63(12): 1053-1056
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252 PMID: 21066847 Document Number: 646651
We report a 64-year-old male patient with papillary fibroelastoma of the tricuspid valve associated with moderate mitral regurgitation. Echocardiography had revealed a 10 x 10 mm tumor attaching to the anterior tricuspid leaflet 3 years before. Because the tumor was enlarged to 19 x 15 mm, we excised it with a part of the anterior tricuspid leaflet, and performed tricuspid and mitral valvoplasty. The histological findings suggested papillary fibroelastoma. The postoperative course was uneventful.