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(a) Transaction of right atrium with a view of papillary fibroelastoma (arrow) on anterior tricuspid leaflet (b). RA indicates right atrium; TV, tricuspid valve; Arrow, papillary fibroelastoma.
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F2
The right atrium was opened and a solid, well-encapsulated 1-by-2-cm mass was found to be attached to the atrial side of the tricuspid valve (Fig 2).
The tumor shows variably thickened avascular cores with overlying single layers of endothelial cells (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification X2.5).
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F3
It was subsequently shaved off and sent to the laboratory for histological evaluation (Fig 3).