05/02/2008
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Bovine
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Cysts in the atrioventricular valves.
Histopathological analysis demonstratded a single valve cyst with a thin wall formed by spindle shaped stromal cells with abundant extracellular matrix and lined with endothelium. The liquid inside stained eosinophilic, typical of colloidal protein.
It is a congenital valve disorder, relatively frequent in cattle, with no pathological relevance. Its originIt is believed to be an ectasia of lymphatic or blood vessels.
Atrioventricular intravalvular cyst.
Intraparenchymal cyst in the atrioventricular valve, viewed from the opposite side of Figure 1.
