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The Heart in Leukemias

Introduction

Histopathological Findings

Histopathological Findings

Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology

  • HEART: Abscess: Micro PAS high mag pseudohyphae of Candida. A leukemia case
    HEART: Abscess: Micro PAS high mag pseudohyphae of Candida. A leukemia case
  • HEART: Abscess: Micro H&E high mag abscess due to Candida with marked muscle necrosis. A leukemia case
    HEART: Abscess: Micro H&E high mag abscess due to Candida with marked muscle necrosis. A leukemia case
  • HEART: Eosinophilic Endomyocarditis: Gross natural color extensive thrombi in patient with eosinophilic leukemia
    HEART: Eosinophilic Endomyocarditis: Gross natural color extensive thrombi in patient with eosinophilic leukemia
  • HEART: Abscesses Candida: Gross natural color excellent depiction myocardial abscesses Candida tropicalis in 51yo man with acute monocytic leukemia
    HEART: Abscesses Candida: Gross natural color excellent depiction myocardial abscesses Candida tropicalis in 51yo man with acute monocytic leukemia
  • HEART: Abscesses Candida: Gross natural color excellent example three horizontal sections myocardium with obvious abscesses Candida tropicalis in 51yo man with acute monocytic leukemia.
    HEART: Abscesses Candida: Gross natural color excellent example three horizontal sections myocardium with obvious abscesses Candida tropicalis in 51yo man with acute monocytic leukemia.
  • HEART: Candida Abscesses: Gross natural color horizontal slices of ventricle with typical bulls-eye lesions case of acute monocytic leukemia (abscess caused by Candida tropicalis)
    HEART: Candida Abscesses: Gross natural color horizontal slices of ventricle with typical bulls-eye lesions case of acute monocytic leukemia (abscess caused by Candida tropicalis)
  • HEART: Candida Abscesses: Gross natural color close-up view of one horizontal ventricular section typical bulls-eye lesions case of acute monocytic leukemia (abscess caused by Candida tropicalis)
    HEART: Candida Abscesses: Gross natural color close-up view of one horizontal ventricular section typical bulls-eye lesions case of acute monocytic leukemia (abscess caused by Candida tropicalis)
  • HEART: Note the biventricular, predominantly subepicardial diffuse infiltrates. The patient was a 45-year-old man with acute myelogenous leukemia who died with disseminated disease.
    HEART: Note the biventricular, predominantly subepicardial diffuse infiltrates. The patient was a 45-year-old man with acute myelogenous leukemia who died with disseminated disease.
References

References

Additional Resources

Additional Resources

  • Extensive myocardial infiltration by hemopoietic precursors in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome. Farrah J Mateen, Sheila R Harding, and Anurag Saxena BMC Blood Disord. 2006; 6: 4. Published online 2006 September 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2326-6-4. PMID 1569821
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