title: Mesothelial/monocytic incidental cardiac excrescences of the heart - a report of three cases.
abstract: Mesothelial/monocytic incidental cardiac excrescences (MICE) are uncommon pseudotumours and may histologically mimic metastatic adenocarcinoma. They consist of nonneoplastic proliferations of mesothelial cells intermingled with foamy macrophages enmeshed in fibrin. There are only around 40 cases reported in literature, and it is important that the pathologists should be aware of this lesion especially while dealing with cardiac surgery specimens. We report a series of three cases of MICE that were incidentally discovered during valve replacement surgeries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, Bombay Central, Mumbai 400008, India. Electronic address: gpamonkar@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Gayathri
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amonkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, Bombay Central, Mumbai 400008, India.
authors.forename: Kanak
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015622:Epithelioid Cells / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005337:Fibrin / Q000032:analysis; D005487:Foam Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D009000:Monocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
chemical_list: D005337:Fibrin
keywords: Cardiac MICE; Cardiac pseudotumours; Macrophages; Mesothelial/monocytic incidental cardiac excrescences