Open AccessNonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis in Association with Metastatic Mucin-Secreting Adenocarcinoma in Heart
Author(s) -
Arti Rameshrao Anvikar,
Alka Vikas Gosavi,
Nayan Anant Ramteerthakar,
Bhakti D Deshmukh,
Kalpana Ranjitsingh Sulhyan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
heart india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-6638
pISSN - 2321-449X
DOI - 10.4103/2321-449x.158880
Subject(s) - medicine , autopsy , malignancy , mucin , endocarditis , adenocarcinoma , pathology , gastroenterology , cancer
Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is characterized by the deposition of thrombi on cardiac valves in the absence of bloodstream bacterial infection. It is usually associated with advanced stage malignancy and chronic debilitating diseases. We present an autopsy case report of a 45-year-old man with NBTE in association with metastatic mucin-secreting adenocarcinoma involving the heart