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Case Reports
. 2001 Dec;20(6):1249-51.
doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(01)00994-0.

Papillary fibroelastoma of a mitral valve chorda

J M Marnette  1 , H Hassan, J Sarot, K Jacobs
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Case Reports

Papillary fibroelastoma of a mitral valve chorda

J M Marnette et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2001 Dec.

Abstract

A 43-year-old woman presented with an ischemic stroke in the right middle cerebral artery territory. Cardiac echography disclosed a tumor of a primary chordae of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve. After neurologic recovery, the patient was referred to surgery for excision of the tumor and plastic reconstruction using a chordal transfer technique. Histological examination of the tumor showed a typical papillary fibroelastoma. Papillary fibroelastoma is the third most frequent cardiac benign tumor. The high embolic potential of this tumor is in favor of an aggressive surgical attitude.

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