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Case Report
A tricuspid valve papillary fibroelastoma in a pediatric patient: an atypical presentation of a benign cardiac tumor
1 Divison of Cardiology, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
2 Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Address correspondence to:
Addison Gearhart
Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4575 Sandpoint Way, NE, Seattle, WA 98105,
USA
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Article ID: 100153Z10PK2026
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Perez-Kersey P, Gupta S, McFarland CA, Keller S, Vernon MM, Gearhart A. A tricuspid valve papillary fibroelastoma in a pediatric patient: an atypical presentation of a benign cardiac tumor. J Case Rep Images Oncology 2026;12(1):5–8.ABSTRACT
Papillary fibroelastoma is a rare benign cardiac tumor typically seen in adults and when present is on the left side of the heart. We present the case of an otherwise healthy 2-year-old female referred to cardiology for a harsh holosystolic found to have a papillary fibroelastoma involving the tricuspid valve.
Keywords: Papillary fibroelastoma, Pediatric cardiac tumor, Tricuspid valve
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Pliceliany Perez-Kersey - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Surbhi Gupta - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Carol A McFarland - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Samuel Keller - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Megan M Vernon - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Addison Gearhart - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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