Fibroelastoma: case report and review of the literature

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作者
Al-Mohammad, A [1 ]
Pambakian, H
Young, C
机构
[1] Aberdeen Royal Infirm, Dept Cardiac, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland
[2] St Thomas Hosp, Dept Histopathol, London SE1 7EH, England
[3] St Thomas Hosp, Dept Cardiothorac Surg, London, England
关键词
fibroelastoma; mitral valve; transient ischaemic attack;
D O I
10.1136/hrt.79.3.301
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
A 64 year old woman presented with right hemianaesthesia and was found to have a pansystolic apical murmur with systolic and diastolic posture related plops. Echocardiography revealed a mobile mass on the mitral valve apparatus that was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. This was successfully excised and was proven on histopathological examination to be a fibroelastoma. Other cases of fibroelastoma from the literature are reviewed.
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