Giant Vegetation of the Mitral Valve Simulating Primary Cardiac Tumor

Auriti, Antonio; Chieffi, Mara; Cianfrocca, Cinzia; Manente, Liborio; Podda, Ignazio; Guido, Vincenzo; Galeazzi, Marco; Giannantoni, Paride; Santini, Massimo

doi:10.1111/j.0742-2822.2004.03059.x

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“…Although transthoracic echocardiography is an excellent initial diagnostic technique for the evaluation and diagnosis of cardiac masses, transesophageal echocardiography provides superior image resolution and better visualization of cardiac masses in patients with poorly studied transthoracic echocardiography [ 2 ]. Some diseases with quite similar echocardiographic presentation need to differential diagnosis carefully, especially for cases where the symptomatic presentation cannot be clearly identified [ 3 ]. The treatment options varied widely between the two groups of potentially confusing diseases, such as the primary valve tumors and valve degeneration in this case.…”

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Mitral degenerative valve leaflets suspected as primary valvular tumor: a case report

Wang

Chen

Qian

et al. 2023

BMC Cardiovasc Disord

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Background Echocardiography plays an important role in the diagnosis of heart disease. Sometimes, however, it may also provide misdiagnosis information. Case presentation We report a rare case of a misdiagnosis of primary mitral valvular tumor with severe regurgitation by preoperative echocardiography. During the surgery, the true lesion was found to be mitral valve leaflet prolapse due to degenerative mitral valve disease. Conclusion For individual patient, the best clinical decision not only needs the extensive application of echocardiography, but also needs the combination of clinical symptoms and more auxiliary examination.

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Mitral degenerative valve leaflets suspected as primary valvular tumor: a case report

Wang

Chen

Qian

et al. 2023

BMC Cardiovasc Disord

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“…Although transthoracic echocardiography is an excellent initial diagnostic technique for the evaluation and diagnosis of cardiac masses, transesophageal echocardiography provides superior image resolution and better visualization of cardiac masses in patients with poorly studied transthoracic echocardiography 2 . For some diseases with quite similar echocardiographic presentation need to differential diagnosis carefully, especially for cases where the symptomatic presentation cannot be clearly identified 3 . The treatment options differ greatly between the two groups of potentially confusing diseases, such as the primary valve tumors and valve degeneration in this case.…”

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Mitral degenerative valve leaflets suspected as primary valvular tumor: a case report

Wang

Chen

Qian

et al. 2021

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Introduction: Echocardiography plays an important role in the diagnosis of heart disease. However, sometimes misdiagnosis information is also provided. Methods and Results: We report a rare case of preoperative echocardiography misdiagnosed as a primary mitral valvular tumor with severe regurgitation. During the surgery procedure, the true lesion was found to be mitral valve leaflet prolapse due to degenerative mitral valve disease. Conclusions: For individual patient, it may need to combine clinical symptoms and wide use of echocardiography and CT or MRI to make the optimal clinical decision.

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Tumors of the Heart and Great Vessels

Chahinian¹,

Gutstein²,

Fuster³

2017

Holland‐Frei Cancer Medicine

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Overview Primary tumors of the heart and great vessels are rare, but secondary tumors are significantly more common. Clinical manifestations of cardiac tumors depend on the location and size of the mass, not on the histopathology of the tumor. Several noninvasive imaging modalities including echocardiography, cardiac MRI, cardiac CT, and PET are currently available to provide complementary information on the location, extent, and tissue characteristics of a cardiac tumor. The clinical management of patients with cardiac tumors varies based on the type of tumor, clinical symptoms, and overall prognosis.

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Giant Vegetation of the Mitral Valve Simulating Primary Cardiac Tumor

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Mitral degenerative valve leaflets suspected as primary valvular tumor: a case report

Mitral degenerative valve leaflets suspected as primary valvular tumor: a case report

Mitral degenerative valve leaflets suspected as primary valvular tumor: a case report

Tumors of the Heart and Great Vessels

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