Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Aortic Valve Visualized by 320-slice Computed Tomography: Report of a Case

• Kin Hajime

  Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, Morioka, Iwate, Japan

• Koizumi Junichi

  Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, Morioka, Iwate, Japan

• Yoshioka Kunihiro

  Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, Morioka, Iwate, Japan

• Okabayashi Hitoshi

  Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, Morioka, Iwate, Japan

Abstract

A 72-year-old man presented with a papillary fibroelastoma on the non-coronary cusp of the aortic valve. He was asymptomatic, with a history of hypertension and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Echocardiography revealed a mobile, round mass (13 × 15 mm) on the non-coronary cusp of the aortic valve. Scanning with 320-slice multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) also revealed a mass on the non-coronary cusp of the aortic valve. The tumor was subsequently excised from the aortic valve. In this case, the MDCT images were extremely clear and provided useful information like that obtained with echocardiography.

Journal

• Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

  Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 17 (5), 518-520, 2011

  The Editorial Committee of Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Keywords

• cardiac tumor
• papillary fibroelastoma
• cardiac surgery
• computed tomography

Details

• CRID: 1390282679704931840
• NII Article ID: 10030235295
• NII Book ID: AA11035352
• DOI: 10.5761/atcs.cr.10.01604
• ISSN: 21861005
• ISSN: 13411098
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2012169871
• Text Lang: en
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