Cardiac valvular inflammatory pseudotumor.
Inflammatory pseudotumors are quasineoplastic lesions that occur in the lungs as well as other extrapulmonary sites. The heart is an uncommon site of origin. We report a valvular pseudotumor that produced chronic mitral and aortic regurgitation in an elderly woman.
Vaideeswar
Pradeep
P
Department of Pathology (Cardiovascular & Thoracic Division), Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital, Mumbai, India. shreeprajai@yahoo.co.in
Patwardhan
Anil M
AM
Sathe
Pragati A
PA
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged