Heart valve

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Author: Mikael Häggström [note 1]

Comprehensiveness

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  • Minimal depth
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Presentations

Gross processing

Gross pathology of a small vegetation of infective endocarditis, seen as a granular red-brown discoloration
  • Measure the dimensions of fragments. If multiple, the greatest dimension of each fragment is enough.
  • Describe and measure any pathologies, at least the greatest dimension thereof, in particular:
  • Suspected bacterial vegetations, such as granular red-brown discolorations.
  • Calcifications.
  • Look for red-brown discolorations which may be bacterial vegetations.

Gross report

Example:

((A. Labeled - ___. The specimen is received in formalin and consists of)) multiple fragments of tan-white tissue measuring 0.2 to 1.0 cm. Multiple, nodular calcifications are present measuring up to 0.2cm. (Representative sections are submitted for microscopic examination in __ cassettes.)

Microscopic examination

Look in particular for calcifications and bacterial vegetations.

Notes

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References

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