title: Neonatal multiple blood cysts of heart valves.
abstract: The female neonate, 27 days, 53 cm, 3450 g, was found dead in early morning hours. Baby was healthy, well nourished, and not neglected, up to the day before when she started to cough and scheduled for next-day regular pediatrician visit. Due to unexpected death, the autopsy was performed. Multiple oval, blood cysts, up to 0.5 cm, were found on the free valvular margins of the mitral valve, tricuspid valve, and aortic valve. The blood cysts were unilocular, filled with blood, and lined with flattened endothelial cells. The surrounding stroma was slightly edematous but without myxoid changes.
authors.affiliation: Pathology and Histology Centre, Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia; Medical Faculty at Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia. Electronic address: nadavuckovic@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Nada
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vuckovic
authors.affiliation: Medical Faculty at Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia; Institute of Forensic Medicine, Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pilija
authors.affiliation: Medical Faculty at Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia; Institute for Lung Diseases of Vojvodina, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia.
authors.forename: Dejan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vuckovic
authors.affiliation: Medical Faculty at Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Capo
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology*; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn
keywords: Blood cyst; Heart valve; Valvular blood cyst