A huge mitral valve tumor and its vascularity - A case report

Citation
Mk. Batur et al., A huge mitral valve tumor and its vascularity - A case report, ANGIOLOGY, 52(1), 2001, pp. 77-81
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
ANGIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00033197 → ACNP
Volume
52
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
77 - 81
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-3197(200101)52:1<77:AHMVTA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Primary cardiac tumors of the mitral valve are extremely rare; however. the y present a major risk of embolization. Therefore, prompt diagnosis and urg ent treatment is obligatory. The authors report the case of a 60-year-old m an with a huge mitral valve mass and its vascularity, which was diagnosed b y transthoracic echocardiography and selective coronary arteriography. Our patient's mitral valve tumor had a size of 5.9 X 2.9 cm, which was the larg est size reported up to this time in this location. The patient died from a major cerebrovascular event before surgical excision could be performed.