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From: Symptomatic cardiac metastases of breast cancer 27 years after mastectomy: a case report with literature review - pathophysiology of molecular mechanisms and metastatic pathways, clinical aspects, diagnostic procedures and treatment modalities

Figure 3

Radiological evaluation. Contrast-enhanced axial (Figures 3A-3C), coronal (Figure 3D) and sagittal (Figure 3E) multislice computed tomography scan of the chest revealed massive, predominantly necrotic metastatic tumour mass (13×10 cm in size on axial view) with pericardial and heart involvement (arrows). The tumour was partially necrotic and infiltrated the thoracic aorta and the pulmonary trunk with extension into the left atrium.

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