Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Aortic Valve: Discovered by Chance with Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography: A case report / 대한흉부외과학회지

ABSTRACT

Papillary fibroelastoma is a rare benign cardiac tumor with an elevated risk for embolization and most papillary fibroelastomas do not cause symptoms. In this report, we describe a case of previous undiagnosed masses of the aortic valve that were incidentally found on intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography during coronary artery bypass surgery. Upon surgery, masses were found on the left and right aortic cusps and the pathological findings were consistent with a papillary fibroelastoma.