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Papillary fibroelastoma on the mitral valve

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A 78-year-old woman was admitted with transient unknown fever and old cerebral infarction. An echocardiogram demonstrated mild mitral valve regurgitation and high echogenic mass on the mitral posterior leaflet Surgery was performed with the diagnosis of a healed infective endocarditis. A sea anemone-like appearance tumor, 8 mm in diameter, was located on the mitral posterior leaflet Annuloplasty was performed following removal of the tumor. A pathological examination confirmed the lesion was a papillary fibroelastoma. No evidence of infective endocarditis was seen. The cause of the fever remained unknown. The tumor was very fragile. Surgical removal was mandatory for preventing embolism despite the advanced age.

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  1. Second Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, 890-8520, Kagoshima, Japan

    Riichiro Toda, Yoshifumi Iguro, Yukinori Moriyama, Hitoshi Matsumoto & Akira Taira

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Toda, R., Iguro, Y., Moriyama, Y. et al. Papillary fibroelastoma on the mitral valve. Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 48, 132–134 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03218108

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