A Case of Papillary Fibroelastoma
of the Mitral Valve
Kazuma Takeuchi
Akio Iwakuma
Yutaka Tachikawa
Hidehiko Iwahashi
Ryuji Zaitsu
Michio Kimura
(Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka
University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan)
A 45-year-old man was admitted with
several histories of cerebral infarction. Transesophageal echocardiography
showed a small tumor on the anterior mitral leaflet. Open heart
surgery was performed. The tumor was removed including a part
of the anterior mitral leaflet and mitral valve plasty was done.
The post-operative course was uneventful. Papillary fibroelastoma
was diagnosed pathologically. To avoid embolic complication,
an early surgical procedure is recommended.
Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 31：150-152(2002)
