Cardiac Valvular Inflammatory Pseudotumor
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چکیده
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.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
دوره 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008