Abstract
A patient is reported with unusually severe variance of a prosthetic Beall fabricated Teflon disc valve in the tricuspid position. Foreign material was found in the vessels, vessel walls, and parenchyma of the lung associated with a foreign body type of imflammatory reaction. This material was identified by scanning electron microscopy and high energy dispersive x-ray analysis as Teflon that was embolic from the eroded valve.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 759-762 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Human pathology |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1981 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine