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Coexisting chordal papillary fibroelastoma and leaflet Lambl's tumour of the mitral valve

^a Service de Chirurgie Cardio-Vasculaire, CHU Gabriel Montpied, B.P. 69, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 1, France
^b Service de Cardiologie, CHU Gabriel Montpied, B.P. 69, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 1, France
^c Service de Anatomie Pathologique, CHU Gabriel Montpied, B.P. 69, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 1, France

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Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is a rare and histologically benign tumour. It is the most common valvular tumour and the third cardiac benign tumour, after myxoma and lipoma (less then 16% of all cardiac tumours). CPF is a surgically correctable cause of cerebrovascular and myocardial infarction, making its identification by echocardiography beneficial. We report an unusual case of double localization on both chordae and leaflet of the mitral valve.

Key Words: Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma; Lambl's tumor; Mitral valve tumor