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1500401

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-9-16
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of a papillary fibroelastoma originating from the left ventricular endocardium in the outflow tract which was discovered by echocardiography in an asymptomatic patient. Two echocardiographic features were observed: (1) the tumor surface was smooth, and characteristic papillary formation was not detected; and (2) the outline of the mass was clearly defined as a dense echo, with the central, radiolucent, portion surrounded by a highly refractive linear echo at the level of the maximum diameter of the mass. The excised tumor was covered with a gelatinous substance that masked multiple papillae on the surface, but its echolucent center could not be explained by the pathology of the tumor which was solid centrally. Our case indicates that a papillary fibroelastoma may sometimes show echocardiographic findings similar to those of a myxoma, although other investigators have not noted the smooth surface and the echolucent center makes it indistinguishable from a myxoma. Thus, in some cases, it is difficult to distinguish papillary fibroelastoma from myxoma by echocardiography.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0910-8327
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
164-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Papillary fibroelastoma in the left ventricular outflow tract.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports