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FIGURE LEGENDS
Figure 1
A removed membranous material, which encased the cardiac pacemaker is
seen (A ). Histologically, a foreign body with a thickness of
0.1 mm is embedded in a dense fibrous stroma (B ). The material
and calcification are indicated by arrows and arrowheads, respectively.
The higher magnification image of the material shows a laminar structure
indicated by asterisks. Scale bar in A, B, and C is 1 cm, 0.1 mm, and
0.1 mm, respectively.