Coexisting chordal papillary fibroelastoma and leaflet Lambl's tumour of the mitral valve

• DOI: 10.1016/s1569-9293(03)00081-1
• Publication Date: 2003-09-12T05:06:58Z
• Authors: A FUMERO; L VILLALBA; J KEMENY; L CAMILLERI
• Keywords: Papillary fibroelastoma; Chordae tendineae

Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is a rare and histologically benign tumour. It the most common valvular tumour third cardiac tumour, after myxoma lipoma (less then 16% of all tumours). CPF surgically correctable cause cerebrovascular myocardial infarction, making its identification by echocardiography beneficial. We report an unusual case double localization on both chordae leaflet mitral valve.