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"Lambl excrescences were eponymously named after Vilem Dusan Lambl (1824-1895), a Bohemian physician, who discovered these lesions in 1856 7."

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"Differential diagnosis "

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"Macroscopically, Lambl excrescences are small, filiform strands that are up to 10 mm in length with a thickness of up to 1.5 mm 1,4. When larger in size or multiple strands are part of the one complex, the descriptor giant Lambl excrescences may be employed 5. Histologically, these lesions are composed of a fibroelastic and avascular core, covered by an outer layer of endothelial cells 1-4."

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"length between 3-10 mm"

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  • H1 Terminology
  • H1 Usage
  • H1 Epidemiology
  • H2 Risk factors
  • H2 Associations
  • H1 Clinical presentation
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 Diagnosis
  • H2 Diagnostic criteria
  • H2 Diagnostic clues
  • H1 Pathology
  • H2 Aetiology
  • H2 Location
  • H2 Classification
  • H2 Macroscopic appearance
  • H2 Microscopic appearance
  • H2 Immunophenotype
  • H2 Markers
  • H2 Genetics
  • H1 Radiographic features
  • H2 Plain radiograph
  • H2 Mammography
  • H2 Antenatal ultrasound
  • H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
  • H2 Ultrasound
  • H2 CT
  • H3 Dual-energy CT
  • H2 Angiography (DSA)
  • H2 MRI
  • H2 CT/MRI
  • H2 Nuclear medicine
  • H3 PET-CT
  • H3 PET-MRI
  • H1 Radiology report
  • H1 Treatment and prognosis
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 Differential diagnosis
  • H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 See also

"Echocardiography"

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"Differential diagnosis "

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"valvular vegetations (e.g. due to infective endocarditis or nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis)"

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