A supernumerary cusp in the human pulmonary valve.
A supernumerary cusp of the valve of the pulmonary trunk was found in a 75-year old, male Japanese. The valve was composed of 4 cusps of different size and shape. The supernumerary cusp was located between the right and left cusps. We found this case from a series of 1,100 consecutive necropsies.
Shimada
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Department of Anatomy, School of Dentistry, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.
Yokoi
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A
Kitagawa
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T
Asuwa
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N
Ishii
T
T
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology