The heart in breast cancer

The heart in breast cancer
HEART: Metastatic Carcinoma Breast: Gross, natural color, external view with lesions over right ventricle. Typical and good example Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology

Template:Cardiac tumor Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

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Histopathological Findings

Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology

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  Heart; Breast intraductal papilloma metastasis. Thrombotic Nonbacterial Endocarditis (Infected): Gross mitral valve natural color vegetations well illustrated these were secondarily infected with staphylococcus case of 8 year survival breast intraductal papillary adenocarcinoma with extensive metastases. Aortic valve also involved

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  Thrombotic Nonbacterial Endocarditis Infected: Micro low mag H&E fibrin vegetation with masses of staphylococci and inflammatory cells in valve secondarily infected case 8 year survival breast papillary intraductal adenocarcinoma with extensive metastases gross is aortic valve lesions.

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  Thrombotic Nonbacterial Endocarditis Infected: Gross close-up natural color vegetations or aortic cusps well shown secondarily infected with staphylococci micro is mitral valve also involved see and case of 8 year survival breast intraductal papillary adenocarcinoma with extensive metastases

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  Thrombotic Nonbacterial Endocarditis Infected: Micro low mag H&E large masses staphylococci in vegetation valvulitis is seen gross is mitral valve also involved and case of 8 year survival breast intraductal papillary adenocarcinoma with extensive metastases

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  Heart: Metastatic Carcinoma Breast: Gross, natural color, external view with lesions over right ventricle. Typical and good example

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  Heart: Metastatic Carcinoma Breast: Gross, close up view, atrial epicardial lesions, breast cancer is the primary.

See Also

• The Heart in Gynecologic Tumors
• The Heart in Head and Neck Tumors
• The heart in leukemias
• The Heart in Lung Cancers
• The Heart in Lymphomas
• The Heart in Multiple Myeloma
• The Heart in Osteosarcomas
• The Heart in Peritoneal and Mesothelial Tumors
• The Heart in Primary Myocardial Tumors
• The Heart in Skin Cancers
• The Heart in Thyroid and Parathyroid Cancers
• The Heart in Tumors that Originated from Vascular Structure
• The Heart in Urinary System Tumors
• The Heart in Central and Peripheral Nervous System Cancers
• The Heart in Gastrointestinal, Hepatobilier & Pancreatic Tumors

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