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Conn Med
; 72(3): 143-6, 2008 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18426180
RESUMO
Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas are rare, usuallybenign tumors that can be detected at autopsy, during open-heart surgery, or with echocardiography. They usually arise from the cardiac valves and more commonly are found on the left side of the heart. Embolization of left-sided and tricuspid valve tumors has been well documented. This is the 1st reported case of pulmonary embolization of a papillary fibroelastoma arising from the pulmonary valve.