Five-Year Follow-Up of A Papillary Fibroelastoma İnvolving The Mitral Valve in A Young Patient

Nezihi Küçükarslan,

Nezihi Küçükarslan¹, Savaş Öz¹, Eralp Ulusoy², Erkan Kuralay¹, Harun Tatar¹

¹Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical School, Ankara
²Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical School Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, İstanbul

Papillary fibroelastomas are primary cardiac tumors of valvular tissue, located on valves, mostly the aortic valve. They are usually seen in elderly patients. In this report, we presented a 21-year-old male patient who underwent surgery for a papillary fibroelastoma involving the mitral valve and was followed- up for five years. No recurrence was encountered, but a minimal increase in mitral valve insufficiency was observed.

Keywords : Cardiopulmonary bypass; echocardiography, transesophageal; fibroma/surgery; heart neoplasms/surgery; mitral valve; mitral valve insufficiency; papillary muscles/ultrasonography

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