Giant blood cyst of tricuspid valve. Successful excision in an infant.
A case of a giant blood-filled cyst of the tricuspid valve in described in a 4-month-old infant. The cyst caused obstruction of the right ventricular inflow and outflow tracts and a right-to-left shunt; it was successfully removed at open heart surgery. Pitfalls in differential diagnosis and the pathogenesis are discussed.
D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*