A Case of Tumor Embolism of the Coronary Artery, Resulting in Myocardial Infarction and Cardiac Rupture

Keisuke HIRAOKA; Shinichiro OHKAWA; Keiji UEDA; Masaya SUGIURA; Hiroyuki SHIMADA

doi:10.1536/ihj.17.269

Keisuke HIRAOKA, Shinichiro OHKAWA, Keiji UEDA, Masaya SUGIURA, Hiroyuki SHIMADA

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Keywords: Coronary embolism, Tumor embolism of the coronary artery, Myocardial infarction, Cardiac rupture, Metastatic tumor of the heart

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1976 Volume 17 Issue 2 Pages 269-274

DOI https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.17.269

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Abstract

A case of tumor embolism of the coronary artery in a 78-year-old woman was presented. The tumor embolus originating from cancer of the breast resulted in massive large myocardial infarction in the lateral wall of the left ventricle, and she died of cardiac rupture. Metastatic lesions were found in the bilateral lungs, the endocardial and subendocardial layers of the left ventricle, with a growth of tumor thrombus into the left atrium, and also other extracardiac organs.

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