Cardiac Valvular Inflammatory Pseudotumor
<p>Abstract</p> <p>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 woma...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/3/1/53 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>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.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1749-8090 |