Primitive Tumour of the Pulmonary Valve: Discussion of the Differential Diagnosis

Hannecart, A.; Ndjekembo-Shango, D.; Vallot, Frédéric; Simonet, Olivier; Kock, Marc De

doi:10.1155/2017/6263578

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“… 3 The pulmonary valve is the least affected by primary cardiac tumours. 4 Myxomas are the most common benign cardiac tumours in adults, but its valvular location is rare. 1 Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is the most common tumour of the heart valves, being aortic valve leaflet location about half of them and the pulmonary valve location the less frequent.…”

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“… 1 Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is the most common tumour of the heart valves, being aortic valve leaflet location about half of them and the pulmonary valve location the less frequent. 1 , 4 However, CPF are the most common tumours of the pulmonary valve. 4 , 5 Primary tumours of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) are very rare, 6 most of them are rhabdomyomas in babies and myxomas in adults.…”

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“… 1 , 4 However, CPF are the most common tumours of the pulmonary valve. 4 , 5 Primary tumours of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) are very rare, 6 most of them are rhabdomyomas in babies and myxomas in adults. 7 , 8 Among lipomas, cardiac lipomas are rare.…”

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“… 15 , 20 The Gold Standard for diagnosis of cardiac masses is echocardiography, mainly transesophageal. 4 CT and MRI are useful to determinate the possible aetiology, diagnose pulmonary pathology and are helpful when establishing a strategy for intervention. 21 To have the final diagnosis of the type of tumour, it is mandatory to conduct an anatomopathology exam.…”

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Pulmonary valve spindle-cell lipoma: A case report

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Primary cardiac tumours are rare and most of them are benign. Myxomas, fibroelastomas and lipomas are common in adults. Primary valvular cardiac tumours are even more rare and affect all four valves in a similar proportion. Valvular lipomas are very rare. In the pulmonary valve there is only one described. Lipomas can be spindle-cell varieties. But of these, there is only one described in a valve, and it is placed in the aortic valve. Pulmonary valve lipomas can produce obstruction to the right ventricular outflow tract as well as pulmonary valve regurgitation, or pulmonary embolism. Symptoms may be dyspnoea, angina, arrhythmias, or syncope. We aim to illustrate with this case report how we came into this very rare pathology, so we present a 54-year-old woman with a giant spindle-cell lipoma located in the anterior pulmonary leaflet and severe dyspnoea. Total resection of the tumour was performed and restoration of valve function was obtained by means of bicuspidization of the remaining pulmonary leaflets. She had a good recovery after surgery and no complication during the postoperative evolution, being discharged from hospital after 7 days from surgery, with echocardiographic control showing good biventricular function, absence of tumour or obstruction, and minimal pulmonary valve regurgitation.

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