Cor Vasa 2019, 61(1):90-92 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2018.05.003

A mobile mass on the tricuspid valve in a young female: The critical distinction between the vegetation and cardiac tumor

Yavuzer Kozaa, Uğur Kayab, Enise Armağan Kozac
a Ataturk University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Erzurum 25100, Turkey
b Cardiovascular Surgery, Erzurum 25100, Turkey
c Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Erzurum, Turkey

Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are benign cardiac tumors with high embolic tendency, and usually originate from the cardiac valve. We report the case of a 34-year-old woman who experienced progressive dyspnea and fatigue. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a pediculated, homogenous echo-dense, and highly mobile mass attached to the tricuspid valve. The patient was diagnosed with cardiac PFE because of its size and mobility, and surgical resection was scheduled.

Keywords: Cardiac tumor, Papillary fibroelastoma, Tricuspid valve

Received: May 15, 2018; Accepted: May 27, 2018; Published: March 21, 2019  Show citation

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Koza Y, Kaya U, Armağan Koza E. A mobile mass on the tricuspid valve in a young female: The critical distinction between the vegetation and cardiac tumor. Cor Vasa. 2019;61(1):90-92. doi: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2018.05.003.
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