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*HEMOPERICARDIUM, autopsy specimen. *Pericardial sac is tense and bluish looking (from all the blood inside it.
*HEMOPERICARDIUM, autopsy specimen.
*Pericardial sac is tense and bluish looking (from all the blood inside it.
*HEMOPERICARDIUM. *Opened sac; blood is clotted and completely surrounds the heart. *This was cardiac tamponade (rapid onset).
*HEMOPERICARDIUM.
*Opened sac; blood is clotted and completely surrounds the heart.
*This was cardiac tamponade (rapid onset).
*HEMOPERICARDIUM (NEONATE).
*HEMOPERICARDIUM (NEONATE).
*PNEUMOPERICARDIUM (NEONATE). *Pericardial sac is kind of like a balloon.
*PNEUMOPERICARDIUM (NEONATE).
*Pericardial sac is kind of like a balloon.
*Iatrogenic cardiac tamponade. *A premature newborn receiving TPN. Catheter perforated the right atrium. *Cardiac tamponade resulted due to accumulation of the lipid substance being administered.
*Iatrogenic cardiac tamponade.
*A premature newborn receiving TPN. Catheter perforated the right atrium.
*Cardiac tamponade resulted due to accumulation of the lipid substance being administered.
*Fibrinous Pericarditis. *Pericardium has been opened. *Fibrous material also on the parietal pericardium. *Known as "bread and butter" pericarditis.
*Fibrinous Pericarditis.
*Pericardium has been opened.
*Fibrous material also on the parietal pericardium.
*Known as "bread and butter" pericarditis.
*FIBRINOUS PERICARDITIS. *Fibrin and an inflammatory reaction. *With time there is resolution or scarring.
*FIBRINOUS PERICARDITIS.
*Fibrin and an inflammatory reaction.
*With time there is resolution or scarring.
*FIBRINOUS PERICARDITIS. *Fibrin and an inflammatory reaction. *With time there is resolution or scarring. *Note the pink fibrin sitting on top of the epicardium, with some inflammatory cells and loose fibers at the top.
*FIBRINOUS PERICARDITIS.
*Fibrin and an inflammatory reaction.
*With time there is resolution or scarring.
*Note the pink fibrin sitting on top of the epicardium, with some inflammatory cells and loose fibers at the top.
*Suppurative Pericarditis. *Probably a smoker. *Note pools of green/yellow pus.
*Suppurative Pericarditis.
*Probably a smoker.
*Note pools of green/yellow pus.
*Caseous Pericarditis due to TB. *Nodules on heart represent granulomatous inflammation.
*Caseous Pericarditis due to TB.
*Nodules on heart represent granulomatous inflammation.
*CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS. Adhesive pericardium following 3 previous cardiac surgical procedures. *Heart is distorted due to being embedded in fibrous tissue. Darker tissue is staining from lymph nodes.
*CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS. Adhesive pericardium following 3 previous cardiac surgical procedures.
*Heart is distorted due to being embedded in fibrous tissue. Darker tissue is staining from lymph nodes.
*Excision of constricting pericardium is a tricky procedure.
*Excision of constricting pericardium is a tricky procedure.
*Mesothelioma of the Pericardium. *White stuff around the heart is a 1˚ mesothelioma.
*Mesothelioma of the Pericardium.
*White stuff around the heart is a 1˚ mesothelioma.