[Polycystic endodermal heterotopy of the atrioventricular node]. 1995

F J Monzón Muñoz, and B Aguilera Tapia, and J M Martínez-Peñuela Virseda, and H Oliva Aldamiz
Servicio de Anatomía Patólogica, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona.

We present the two first Spanish cases about the endodermic heterotopia of the atrioventricular node. This is an infrequent and probably congenital lesion, with a not well known histogenesis and associated with heart blocks and sudden death, which affects women in most cases. The first observation attaches a 55 years-old woman with an acute leukemia who died during the first chemotherapy treatment. The second observation affects a 25 years-old woman, with previous heart blocks, who died suddenly. A complete post-mortem study was done in both cases (including cardiac conduction system) with conventional histopathological study and extensive immunohistochemical panel. Ultrastructural study of first case was done. In both cases a multicystic and tubular lesion was found in the atrioventricular node region. It was lined by two or more cubic and polyhedral cell layers. In the cystic lumina an eosinophilic material, which corresponded to acid and neutral mucosubstances was found. The maximal lesion's diameter were: 0.9 and 1.3 cm, respectively. Immunohistochemically it was detected in both cases strong positivity for cytoqueratines, EMA, CEA and focally for chromogranin A and calcitonin. The immunohistochemical results in both cases express and endodermic differentiation (with neuroendocrine fenotipe).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008654 Mesothelioma A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed) Mesotheliomas
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006338 Heart Neoplasms Tumors in any part of the heart. They include primary cardiac tumors and metastatic tumors to the heart. Their interference with normal cardiac functions can cause a wide variety of symptoms including HEART FAILURE; CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS; or EMBOLISM. Cardiac Cancer,Cardiac Carcinoma,Cardiac Neoplasms,Cardiac Tumor,Cardiac Tumors,Heart Cancer,Heart Tumor,Intracavitary Tumors of the Heart,Myocardial Tumors (Rhabdomyomas and Fibromas),Neoplasms, Cardiac,Neoplasms, Heart,Primary Cardiac Tumors, Childhood,Cancer, Cardiac,Cancer, Heart,Cancers, Cardiac,Cancers, Heart,Carcinoma, Cardiac,Carcinomas, Cardiac,Cardiac Cancers,Cardiac Carcinomas,Cardiac Neoplasm,Heart Cancers,Heart Neoplasm,Heart Tumors,Myocardial Tumor (Rhabdomyomas and Fibromas),Neoplasm, Cardiac,Neoplasm, Heart,Tumor, Cardiac,Tumor, Heart,Tumor, Myocardial (Rhabdomyomas and Fibromas),Tumors, Cardiac,Tumors, Heart,Tumors, Myocardial (Rhabdomyomas and Fibromas)
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001283 Atrioventricular Node A small nodular mass of specialized muscle fibers located in the interatrial septum near the opening of the coronary sinus. It gives rise to the atrioventricular bundle of the conduction system of the heart. AV Node,A-V Node,Atrio-Ventricular Node,A V Node,A-V Nodes,AV Nodes,Atrio Ventricular Node,Atrio-Ventricular Nodes,Atrioventricular Nodes,Node, A-V,Node, AV,Node, Atrio-Ventricular,Node, Atrioventricular,Nodes, A-V,Nodes, AV,Nodes, Atrio-Ventricular,Nodes, Atrioventricular

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