2004
DOI: 10.1253/circj.68.504
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Abstract: apillary fibroelastomas, which are generally found on the valvular endocardium, are relatively uncommon benign tumors and the next most common of the primary cardiac tumors after myxomas and lipomas. 1,2 However, they can cause lethal embolisms resulting in myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction and pulmonary embolism. 2 The number of patients diagnosed with papillary fibroelastomas has increased since the advent of echocardiography, but cases of recurrence have not been reported and multiple occurrence is… Show more

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“…The aortic valve and the left ventricle were the site of at least one PFE in 75% and 38% of patients with multiple PFEs, respectively. This result is concordant with previous publications suggesting the aortic valve [5,9,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] and the left ventricular endocardium [5,10,11,13,14] as the main site of multiple PFEs.…”
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“…The aortic valve and the left ventricle were the site of at least one PFE in 75% and 38% of patients with multiple PFEs, respectively. This result is concordant with previous publications suggesting the aortic valve [5,9,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] and the left ventricular endocardium [5,10,11,13,14] as the main site of multiple PFEs.…”
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confidence: 93%
“…Small lesions (≤2 mm) were very difficult to identify even with TEE. In most cases these lesions were detected only by surgeons by careful examination of endocardial surfaces, in agreement with previous publications [5,9,11,[13][14][15][16][17].…”
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“…Papillary fibroelastoma (PFE) is a benign, rare, gelatinous tumour derived from the endocardium; concerning frequency, it corresponds to the third most common primary intracardiac tumour, preceded by myxomas and lipomas [6]. Approximately 90% of PFE affects cardiac valves, usually as a single lesion, on the atrial face of atrioventricular valves or on any of the sides of semilunar valves.…”
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“…The prognosis of patients with cardiac tumor depends on the presence of obstructive hemodynamics, severity of arrhythmia, clinical symptoms and histopathological features. [8][9][10][11] Rhabdomyomas may regress significantly or more rarely, disappear completely. [12][13][14][15] Non-operated patients may have minimal cardiac signs or symptoms for several year, 15 whereas those with obstructive symptoms should be operated on as a matter of urgency.…”
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confidence: 99%