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Collagenous Fibroma of the Right Coronary Cusp: A Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s) -
Zhu Yanbo,
Zhang Xiuhong,
Guan Xin,
Wang Lianqun
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12789
Subject(s) - fibroma , medicine , anatomy , cusp (singularity) , pathology , mathematics , geometry
Collagenous fibroma (desmoplastic fibroblastoma) is a rare benign tumor. This type of tumor mostly occurs in the subcutaneous tissues or skeletal muscle, and to the best of our knowledge, there is no unique case report of it occurring in the cardiac valves. This is the first description of collagenous fibroma in a human heart.