Entodermal inclusion cyst of the tricuspid valve

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1991 Oct;39(5):296-8. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1019990.

Abstract

This is a report on an epithelial inclusion cyst covering the septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve. The tumor was an accidental finding in a 5 1/2 years-old boy with congenital heart disease including double-chambered right ventricle, ventricular and atrial septal defects and subvalvular aortic stenosis. Histological examination showed a two-layered ciliated epithelium, typically present in the respiratory system. Embryologic tissue heterotopia arising from sequestered entodermal elements from the primitive foregut during cardiac organogenesis is a possible explanation for the locality and histology of the tumor. To our knowledge, a similar case has never been presented before.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Cysts / complications
  • Cysts / pathology
  • Cysts / surgery*
  • Epithelium
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / complications
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
  • Heart Valve Diseases / complications
  • Heart Valve Diseases / pathology
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tricuspid Valve*