papillary fibroelastoma

papillary fibroelastoma
the most common heart valve tumor, composed of a characteristic cluster of hairlike projections consisting of collagen surrounded by elastic fibers and connective tissue and covered by endothelium, attached to a valve or to the papillary muscles, chordae tendineae, or endocardium.

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