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  • Title: Mitral prolapse caused by lymphangioma.
    Author: Flörchinger B, Rümmele P, Lehane C, Schmid FX, Birnbaum DE.
    Journal: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg; 2005 Jun; 53(3):180-3. PubMed ID: 15926101.
    Abstract:
    A 62-year-old female patient with known mitral-valve prolapse for the previous five years presented with progressive dyspnea and intermittent palpitations. This clinical presentation was investigated by two-dimensional echocardiography which revealed moderate mitral regurgitation due to a pedunculated mass oscillating between the left atrium and the left ventricle. Successful operative treatment consisted of en-bloc resection of the tumor from the anterior mitral valve leaflet and its primary cords and subsequent reconstruction of the mitral valve. Pathohistological examination revealed a cystic lymphangioma originating from mitral-valve tissue. To our knowledge this is the first reported case in the literature.
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