Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Papillary Muscle of the Tricuspid Valve: Reconstruction of the Papillary Muscle*

Susumu Isoda, Tamizo Kimura, Kenji Nishimura, Nozomu Yamanaka, Shingo Nakamura, Tadaaki Maehara

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan..

DOI: 10.4236/ojts.2013.33014                

Abstract

Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma is the third most frequent primary cardiac tumor, after myxoma and fibroma. A papillary fibroelastoma that arises from the papillary muscle is rare. We removed a papillary fibroelastoma located at the anterior papillary muscle of the tricuspid valve. The papillary muscle needed reconstruction. We used the loop technique to adjust the length of the papillary muscle and performed annuloplasty by using an artificial ring.

Keywords

Papillary Fibroelastoma; Papillary Muscle; Tricuspid Valve; Valve Plasty

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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