TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kanwal, Arjun
TI  - Papillary fibroelastoma presenting with multi-organ symptoms
SN  - 2000-9666
PY  - 2020///
KW  - IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED
KW  - MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
KW  - Internal Medicine Residency
KW  - Case Reports
N2  - Papillary fibroelastomas are a rare cardiac neoplasm typically found on the left side of the heart, and most commonly on the aortic valve, which can present with cardiac or neurologic symptoms. A 51-year-old woman with no cardiac history presented to a resident clinic with complaints of left-sided facial paresthesias and palpitations for 1 month. Echocardiographic imaging showed a mass on the aortic annulus, concerning for a cardiac tumor. Due to the risk of possible embolization, if the tumor was a myxoma, the patient required intrathoracic surgery. During the intrathoracic procedure the mass was confirmed to be a papillary fibroelastoma and the patient had the mass removed without any complications. Papillary fibroelastomas are found in less than 1% of the population but can present clinically with a wide variety of symptoms. Patients with this neoplasm are at risk for severe complications, due to embolization, potentially causing cerebrovascular accidents or myocardial infarctions. We present a case of a papillary fibroelastoma producing both cardiac and neurologic symptoms. Copyright (c) 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of Greater Baltimore Medical Center
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1811067
ER  -