Characteristic pathological finding in carcinoid of heart:
Ans. (a) Fibrous endocordial thickening of right ventricle and tricuspid valve(Ref: Robbins 9th/pg 562; Heart 2004; 90:1224-1228 doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.040329)Carcinoid heart disease;Characteristic pathological findings are endocardial plaques of fibrous tissue that may involve the tricuspid valve Q, pulmonary valve Q, cardiac chambers, venae cavae, pulmonary artery, and coronary sinus.
Fibrous endocordial thickening of right ventricle and tricuspid valve
Collagen deposition in wall of right ventricle
Interstitial fibrous thickening of right ventricles
Mononuclear inflammatory infiltrate in the wall
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