title: Blood cyst of subvalvular apparatus of the mitral valve in an adult.
abstract: Blood cysts of the heart are rare benign tumors, usually involving the cardiac valves. They are found mainly in the first month of life and in children; and are rarely seen in adults. Here, we report a case of a blood cyst on the subvalvular apparatus of the mitral valve, which was incidentally discovered during chest computed tomography in a 47-year-old man. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of blood cyst of the heart in an adult in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Mi Hee
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Soo-Yeon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Ho Joong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Youn
authors.forename: Jung Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Jong Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hae Ok
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Jung