Global InformationPapillary fibroelastoma information
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| Low magnification micrograph of an excised aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma showing the characteristic avascular branching papillae, H&E stain | |
| Specialty | Oncology, cardiology  |
A papillary fibroelastoma is a primary tumor of the heart that typically involves one of the heart valves.[1] Papillary fibroelastomas, while considered uncommon, make up about 10 percent of all primary tumors of the heart.[2] They are the third most common type of primary tumor of the heart,[3] behind cardiac myxomas and cardiac lipomas.
- ^ WHO Classification of Tumours Editorial Board (2021). "3. Tumours of the heart: papillary fibroelastoma". Thoracic Tumours. Vol. 5 (5th ed.). Lyon (France): World Health Organization. pp. 230–232. ISBN 978-92-832-4506-3.
- ^ Palecek T, Lindner J, Vitkova I, Linhart A (2008). "Papillary Fibroelastoma Arising from the Left Ventricular Apex Associated with Nonspecific Systemic Symptoms". Echocardiography. 25 (5): 526–8. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00617.x. PMID 18177380. S2CID 39607363.
- ^ Matsumoto N, Sato Y, Kusama J, Matsuo S, Kinukawa N, Kunimasa T, Ichiyama I, Takahashi H, Kimura S, Orime Y, Saito S (2007). "Multiple papillary fibroelastomas of the aortic valve: case report". Int J Cardiol. 122 (1): e1–3. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.026. PMID 17196273.