Surgical resection of a rare, large tricuspid valve papillary fibroelastoma in a 2-year-old female successfully restored valve function and resulted in an asymptomatic status at follow-up.
Case Report (n=1)
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Reports a rare case of a right-sided papillary fibroelastoma causing valvular dysfunction in a 2-year-old child, successfully treated with surgical resection.
Papillary fibroelastoma is a rare benign cardiac tumor typically seen in adults and when present is on the left side of the heart. We present the case of an otherwise healthy 2-year-old female referred to cardiology for a harsh holosystolic found to have a papillary fibroelastoma involving the tricuspid valve.
Perez-Kersey et al. (Tue,) conducted a case report in Tricuspid valve papillary fibroelastoma (n=1). Surgical resection and valve reconstruction was evaluated on Post-operative clinical and echocardiographic status. Surgical resection of a rare, large tricuspid valve papillary fibroelastoma in a 2-year-old female successfully restored valve function and resulted in an asymptomatic status at follow-up.