A Case of Fibroelastoma with Widespread Embolism to the Brain, Kidney, and Spleen

  • Iqbal I
  • Ullah W
  • Khan M
  • et al.
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Abstract

Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is the second most common primary cardiac tumor, which is diagnosed incidentally or with embolic phenomena, mostly in the form of a transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke. We present a case of a 58-year-old female who presented with fatigue and low-grade fever and was found to have multiple systemic infarcts. Her blood cultures and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) were negative, ruling out infective endocarditis. However, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) revealed a mobile mass at the aortic valve. The mass was surgically removed, and the aortic valve was repaired. The histological examination of the mass finally revealed a papillary fibroelastoma. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case where fibroelastoma presented with splenic and renal infarcts in combination with the cerebral infarcts. Since cardiac fibroelastoma can cause embolization to the cerebral, splenic, and renal vessels, we, therefore, advocate that it should be considered as one of the possible causes of widespread embolism. We also stress upon the importance of doing TEE in case of a suspected cardiac mass, as the TTE is more likely to give false-negative results.

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Iqbal, I., Ullah, W., Khan, M. A. A., Haq, S., & Cheema, A. (2019). A Case of Fibroelastoma with Widespread Embolism to the Brain, Kidney, and Spleen. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4798

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