Key result
A cardiac valvular hamartoma in a 76-year-old man presented as a mobile cystic structure on the septal tricuspid leaflet, comprised predominantly of mature adipose tissue.
Case Report (n=1)
Valvular hamartomas should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lesions causing prolapsing, cystic, or windsock malformations of atrioventricular valves.
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Valvular hamartomas should be considered in the differential for cystic atrioventricular valve lesions; this case extends the reported spectrum of these rare tumors.
Crotty et al. (1991) conducted a case report in Lipomatous hamartoma of the tricuspid valve (n=1). Lipomatous hamartoma of the tricuspid valve was evaluated on Echocardiographic and microscopic characteristics. A cardiac valvular hamartoma in a 76-year-old man presented as a mobile cystic structure on the septal tricuspid leaflet, comprised predominantly of mature adipose tissue.
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