| Two Surgical Cases of Papillary
Fibroelastoma of the Aortic Valve |
| Ryo Hasegawa |
Hideo Tsunemoto |
Hidemasa Nobara |
(Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Matsumoto
Kyoritsu Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan)
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We report two operated cases of
papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve. Case 1: A 56-year-old
man was referred to our hospital with hyperlipidemia. On echocardiogram,
he was found to have a mobile mass attached to the NCC of the
aortic valve. At operation, a sea anemone-like tumor was found
attached to the free edge of the RCC and resection of the tumor
was performed without valve replacement. Case 2: A 75-year-old
woman was referred with heart murmur, and echocardiogram showed
a tumor of the NCC of the aortic valve. At operation, the tumor
was attached to the NCC and resection of the tumor was performed.
On each case, microscopic examinations showed typical findings
of PFE. The patientsL postoperative courses were unremarkable.
@Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 31F65-67(2002) |
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