Reports a rare case of a papillary fibroelastoma on the mitral valve mimicking vegetation that was successfully removed surgically.
PFE on mitral valve may mimic vegetation; case reports leave open need for refined echocardiographic criteria.
The papillary fibroelastoma (PFE) is a rare and benign primary cardiac tumor, and the most frequently found tumor occurring in the cardiac valves. With the introduction of echocardiography, the diagnosis of these tumors in living patients has been reported sporadically. The PFEs have been found most often on valve leaflets, chordae tendineae, and both ventricles. We describe an interesting case of the PFE originating from the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve mimicking vegetation. The patient underwent successful surgical removal of the PFE.
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