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Papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve, a rare primary cardiac tumor with an autopsy incidence of 0.01-0.5%, presented with systemic embolization in a young man.
Highlights a rare presentation of a primary cardiac tumor (papillary fibroelastoma) causing systemic embolization in a young patient.
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Raises suspicion for cardiac tumors in young patients with embolization; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Karaeren et al. (2000) studied this question. Papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve, a rare primary cardiac tumor with an autopsy incidence of 0.01-0.5%, presented with systemic embolization in a young man.
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