Inflammatory pseudotumor of the heart causing aortic regurgitation Lingaraj Krishna, MBBS, Wai-Lin Ng, Naresh Chachlani, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 71, Issue 4, Pages 1361-1363 (April 2001) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01804-X
Fig 1 Transthoracic echocardiogram shows involvement of the noncoronary cusp of the aortic valve by the mass. (AV = aortic valve; LA = left atrium; RA = right atrium.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 1361-1363DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01804-X)
Fig 2 Section shows an inflammatory pseudotumor composed of fibrovascular tissue, inflammatory cellular infiltrate, and scattered lymphoid follicles with germinal centers (Hematoxylin-eosin, magnification ×40). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 1361-1363DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01804-X)