Publications

Authors:

Cetera, Vera; de Manna, Nunzio Davide; Girolami, Ilaria; Cavallo, Enrico; Eccher, Albino; Rungatscher, Alessio; Luciani, Giovanni Battista; Milano, Aldo D; Faggian, Giuseppe

Title:

Mesothelial/monocytic incidental cardiac excrescence in autoimmune disease

Year:

2020

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

Elettronico

Referee:

No

Name of journal:

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

ISSN of journal:

0886-0440

N° Volume:

35

Number or Folder:

12

Page numbers:

679-682

Keyword:

cardiovascular pathology; left atrial mass; mesothelial/monocytic incidental cardiac excrescence; undifferentiated connective tissue disease

Short description of contents:

Mesothelial/monocytic incidental cardiac excrescence (MICE) is a rare benign finding made of mesothelial cells, histiocytes, and fibrin, usually found during heart valve surgery. The clinical relevance resides in the potential misdiagnosis as metastatic carcinoma or arterial embolism. The pathogenesis remains uncertain, with artifactual and reactive hypotheses. Here we present a case of MICE with paradigmatic clinical, imaging, and histological features in a 28-year-old woman with undifferentiated connective tissue disease without previous cardiac catheterization with possible pathogenesis, highlighting the importance of awareness of the existence of this lesion in patients with autoimmune disease.

Product ID:

111644

Handle IRIS:

11562/1008868

Last Modified:

November 29, 2022

Bibliographic citation:

Cetera, Vera; de Manna, Nunzio Davide; Girolami, Ilaria; Cavallo, Enrico; Eccher, Albino; Rungatscher, Alessio; Luciani, Giovanni Battista; Milano, Aldo D; Faggian, Giuseppe, Mesothelial/monocytic incidental cardiac excrescence in autoimmune disease «Journal of Cardiac Surgery» , vol. 35 , n. 12 , 2020 , pp. 679-682

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