Occurrence of mesothelial/monocytic incidental cardiac excrescences in material from open-heart procedures: case reports and literature review

• Main Authors: Vitor Gabriel Ribeiro Grossi (Author), Karen Lee (Author), Léa Maria Demarchi (Author), Jussara Bianchi Castelli (Author), Vera Demarchi Aiello (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mesothelial/monocytic incidental cardiac excrescences (MICE) are unusual findings during the histological analysis of material from the pericardium, mediastinum, or other tissues collected in open-heart surgery. Despite their somewhat worrisome histological appearance, they show a benign clinical co...