Vaideeswar Pradeep, Patwardhan Anil M, Sathe Pragati A
Department of Pathology (Cardiovascular & Thoracic Division), Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital, Mumbai, India.
J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Sep 29;3:53. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-3-53.
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.