Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma: Retrospective clinicopathologic study of 17 tumors with resection at a single institution and literature review

Papillary fibroelastoma: clinical and echocardiographic features and initial approach in 54 cases

“…In 60%–93% of cases, PFEs are located in the cardiac valves . The aortic valve is affected most often, followed by the mitral, tricuspid, and finally, the pulmonary valve.…”

“…In 60%-93% of cases, PFEs are located in the cardiac valves. 8,9,11,[14][15][16] The aortic valve is affected most often, followed by the mitral, tricuspid, and finally, the pulmonary valve. In our study, valves were involved in 70.4% of cases, of which half were located in the aortic valve, no PFEs were found in the pulmonary valve and the rest were found in the LV.…”

“…who quotes a higher rate for PFE than for myxomas. PFE is a small benign tumor, macroscopically characterized by multiple papillary fronds which resemble the appearance of a sea anemone(Fig. A, B), and predominantly affects cardiac valves .…”

Incidental finding of an asymptomatic pulmonary valve papillary fibroelastoma: A case report

“…12 Surgical removal is a reasonable approach and is recommended when PFE is discovered during cardiac surgery due to other causes. 13 According to some reports, 14,15 lesions located on the left-side valves require surgical management, but regular follow-up is advisable for those that occur on the right side of the heart. Gowda and colleagues proposed that surgery should be considered for asymptomatic PFE patients if the tumor is friable, mobile, or larger than 1 cm in diameter.…”

Incidental cardiac papillary fibroelastoma: a management dilemma

“…More than half of the patients are asymptomatic 3. The common complications include transient ischaemic attack, stroke, syncope, acute myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest, due to either embolism or mechanical obstruction 3. It is usually diagnosed on echocardiography and can be confirmed with biopsy.…”