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Case Report

Volume 10, Number 6, December 2019, pages 378-381


Aortic Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma: A Sea Anemone in the Heart, A Case Report

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Transesophageal echocardiogram showing a pedunculated mass arising from the aortic valve.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Computed tomography angiography showing no significant coronary atherosclerosis.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Histopathological specimen of the resected mass (a, b) with characteristic features of papillary fibroelastoma.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Gross specimen of papillary fibroelastoma (left) resembling a sea anemone (right).