A Case of Mitral Valve Metastasis From Breast Carcinoma Mimicking as a Mitral Valve Regurgitation

Metastatic involvement of cardiac valve and pericardium mimicking a cardiac valve pathology accompanied with cardiac tamponade is a rare phenomenon. These metastases commonly arise from the lymphoreticular system, the pulmonary system, and breast. Metastatic spread of breast carcinoma to the cardiac...

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Main Authors: Aghigh Heidari, Fereidoun Sabzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-02-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/6699