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An unusual presentation of papillary fibroelastoma originating from right ventricular outflow tract
Author(s) -
Erdogan Mehmet,
Guney Murat Can,
Ayhan Hüseyin,
Kasapkara Hacı Ahmet,
Uğuz Emrah,
Durmaz Tahir,
Keleş Telat,
Bozkurt Engin
Publication year - 2017
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.13465
Subject(s) - papillary fibroelastoma , ventricular outflow tract , presentation (obstetrics) , endocardium , cardiac tumors , medicine , outflow , aortic valve , case presentation , cardiology , radiology , surgery , geography , meteorology
Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are primary cardiac tumors with a benign and avascular nature. Majority of the PFEs are originated from the valvular endocardium, while the most common site is aortic valve. In this case, we present a patient with multiple PFEs originating from the right ventricular outflow tract who was admitted to our clinic with exertional dyspnea. As far as we know, this is the first case of this unusual presentation of multiple PFEs and also had a history of breast cancer and permanent pacemaker reported in the literature.