A rare case of embolizing cardiac tumor: rheumatoid nodule of the mitral valve

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Case Report | Volume 6 Issue 1 (, 2000) | Pages 77 - 78

A rare case of embolizing cardiac tumor: rheumatoid nodule of the mitral valve

F S Mounet

P Soula

P Concina

A Cerene

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Rangueil Hospital, Toulouse, France.

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PMID : -9044084

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Jan. 8, 1997

Abstract

We report the case of a 65-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis who was admitted with a stroke. Echocardiographic examination revealed a multilobule, highly mobile tumor on the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve. Surgical exploration showed a tumor infiltrating the valve, the annulus, and the adjacent left ventricular wall, which required complete valve resection. Histologic study demonstrated typical characteristics of a rheumatoid nodule.

How to cite: Mounet, F. S., Soula, P., Concina, P., & Cerene, A. (1997). A rare case of embolizing cardiac tumor: rheumatoid nodule of the mitral valve. The Journal of heart valve disease, 6(1), 77–78.

Keywords

Rheumatoid arthritis

Stroke

Echocardiographic examination

Multilobule tumor

Posterior leaflet

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