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The heart is also a site of secondary neoplasia, particularly mammary and thyroid adenocarcinomas and haemangiosarcomas.
 
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==Inflammatory-[[Endocarditis]]==
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==Proliferative Pathology==
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===Haemangioendothelioma===
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Arise from the endothelial cells, usually of the right atrium and occasionally involving the right ventricle.
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Often multiple with similar tumours in the [[Spleen - Anatomy & Physiology|spleen]].
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===Chemodectoma===
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Tumour arising from the chemoreceptor cells of the aortic body.  Usually benign although local enlargement causes clinical signs early on E.g. dyspnoea.
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[[Image:sarcoma metastasis.jpg|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>'''Sarcoma metastasis'''. Courtesy of T. Scase</center></small>]]
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The heart is also a site of secondary neoplasia, particularly mammary and thyroid adenocarcinomas and haemangiosarcomas.
   
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