Varices of the heart
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| Varices of the heart; There is a bluish discoloration of the endocardium (arrowheads) just above the coronary sinus (CS) posterior to the rim of the fossa ovalis (FO). 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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Varices or "varix" are unusual primary tumors of the heart. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
References
- ↑ Reynen K. Frequency of primary tumors of the heart. Am J Cardiol 1996;77:107.
- ↑ Lam K.Y., Dickens P., Chan A.C. Tumors of the heart. A 20 year experience with a review of 12,485 consecutive autopsies. Arch Path Lab Med 1993;117:1027-1031.
- ↑ Burke A., Virmani R. Atlas of tumors pathology. Tumors of the heart and great vessels. Washington, DC: American Registry of Pathology, 1996:78-82.
- ↑ Harrity P.J., Tazelaar H.D., Edwards W.D., Orzulak T.A., Freeman W.K. Intra-cardiac varices of the right atrium. Int J Carrdiology 1995;48:177-181.
- ↑ Salas Valien J.S., Ribas Arino M.T., Palau Benavides M.T., Gonzalez Moran M.A. Varix of the heart causing outflow tract obstruction. Histol Histopathology 1991;6:439-442.