congenital polycystic tumor of the atrioventricular node
Congenital polycystic tumor of the atrioventricular node is a rare tumor of disputed histogenesis. It constant location in the atrioventricular node separates it from other cardiac cysts and tumors of indisputable endodermal origin.
Morphologic and histochemical features of the tumor fail to conclusively favor either a mesothelial or an endodermal genesis.
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Congenital polycystic tumor of the atrioventricular node. Autopsy study with immunohistochemical findings suggesting endodermal derivation.
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