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KMID : 0191120100250050809
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2010 Volume.25 No. 5 p.809 ~ p.812
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Multidetector Computed Tomography Findings of a Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Aortic Valve: A Case Report
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Kim Ah-Young
Kim Jeung-Sook
Yoon Yup
Kim Eung-Joong
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Abstract
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Papillary fibroelastoma is a rare benign cardiac tumor that represents 10% of all primary cardiac tumors. Diagnosis is accomplished incidentally by echocardiography that is usually performed for another purpose. Most papillary fibroelastomas are asymptomatic, but the lesions are recognized as a cause of embolisms. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no case report of computed tomography findings of a papillary fibroelastoma. We report a case of a papillary fibroelastoma in a 78-yr-old woman who had dyspnea and chest tightness. Echocardiography revealed a small lobulated mobile echogenic mass attached to the aortic valve, and CT demonstrated a lobulated soft tissue density mass with a thin stalk at the sinotubular junction of the aortic valve.
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KEYWORD
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Heart Neoplasms, Aortic Valve, Multidetector CT, Echocardiography
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