1. Left Ventricular Bronchogenic Cyst
Xiang Wei, MD, Alfred Omo, MD, Tiecheng Pan, MD, Jun Li, MD, Ligang Liu, MD, Min Hu, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 81, Issue 4, Pages e13-e15 (April 2006)
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2. Fig 1
Transthoracic echocardiography showing an irregular cyst (arrow) located beneath the left ventricle, adjacent to the apex of the heart. (LV = left ventricle.)
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3. Fig 2
Magnetic resonance imaging showing an irregular cyst (arrow) beneath the inferior wall of the left ventricle. (LV = left ventricle.)
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4. Fig 3
Operative exposure of the cyst. (BC = bronchogenic cyst; LV = left ventricle.)
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5. Fig 4
Hematoxylin & eosin stained photomicrograph (magnification, ×20) showing the cyst was adjacent to the myocardial cells (MC) and lined by respiratory epithelium (RE) and cartilages (C).
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