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EF should be considered when subepithelial tumor is associated with dysphagia.
Preop diagnosis is enhanced by needle biopsy with IHC analysis.
S100 was the most utilized IHC stain.
Enucleation (39.3%) was the most common treatment.
MIS treatment is feasible.
Infective endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus is an uncommon event that, when it does occur, usually requires surgical valve replacement. The pulmonary valve is the least common heart valve involved in infective endocarditis. We present a rare case of isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis with Mycobacterium abscessus in a patient with recurrent sternal infections following repeated coronary artery bypass.
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