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===Final diagnosis=== | ===Final diagnosis=== | ||
Aortic valve leaflets, Ross procedure - Valvular tissue with fibromyxoid hyperplasia. | Aortic valve leaflets, Ross procedure - Valvular tissue with fibromyxoid hyperplasia. | ||
== Query subacute endocarditis == | |||
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AORTIC VALVE (RIGHT CORONARY CUSP), EXCISION: | |||
- VALVE TISSUE WITH INCREASED STROMAL CELLULARITY AND VERY RARE MONONUCLEAR CELLS. | |||
- NO MICRO-ORGANISMS APPARENT. | |||
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===Micro=== | |||
A and B. The sections show valve tissue without calcifications. No neutrophils are apparent. The valve stroma has a myxoid appearance and mildly increased cellularity. No micro-organisms are apparent with routine stains. Part B shows very rare macrophages and plasma cells. | |||