Tumors and tumor-like lesions of the heart valves

Valvular tumors and tumor-like lesions may have similar morphological and clinical characteristics, and may place the patients at a high risk of stroke in different ways. From January 2004 to June 2008, 11 patients underwent surgery for a suspected valvular tumor. Valvular tumor and tumor-like lesions accounted for 0.32% of adult cardiac operations. Five (45.5%) valvular lesions were papillary fibroelastomas, one (9.1%) was myxoma, 2 (18.2%) were organized thrombi, and 3 (27.3%) were calcification lesions. There was a total of 5 (45.5%) atrioventricular valve lesions, 4 arising from the atrial side of the leaflets, and one from the ventricular side. All 5 (45.5%) semilunar valvular lesions were from the aortic valve. One (9.1%) lesion originated from the chorda tendinea of the mitral valve. All leaflet lesions were resected by a simple shave technique, and all the patients recovered favorably. Valvular tumor and tumor-like lesions are rare. Pre-operative differential diagnoses among these valvular lesions pose important clinical implications for appropriate treatment for the underlying diseases. Prompt therapeutic measures in view of the underlying diseases of the valvular lesions are essential to prevent potential embolic events.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:1

Enthalten in:

Rare tumors - 1(2009), 2 vom: 28. Dez., Seite e35

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yuan, Shi-Min [VerfasserIn]
Jing, Hua [VerfasserIn]
Lavee, Jacob [VerfasserIn]

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Volltext

Themen:

Cardiac myxoma
Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma
Differential diagnosis
Heart valve
Intracardiac thrombus
Journal Article
Surgical resection.

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.07.2011

Date Revised 20.10.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.4081/rt.2009.e35

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM204184940