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	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

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Histopathological Findings[edit | edit source]

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
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.

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
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

Heart: Metastatic Carcinoma Breast: Gross, natural color, external view with lesions over right ventricle. Typical and good example
Heart: Metastatic Carcinoma Breast: Gross, close up view, atrial epicardial lesions, breast cancer is the primary.


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