MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

CARDIOLOGY

PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Secondary metastatic tumors frequently travel ____
A
from the IVC to the right heart
B
from the pulmonary veins to the LA
C
to the pericardium, then into the myocardium and endocardium
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What are the most common sites of metastatic cancer? The most common sites for cancers to metastasize include the lungs, liver, bones and brain. Other places include the adrenal gland, lymph nodes, skin and other organs. Sometimes, a metastasis will be found without a known primary cancer (point of origin).

Detailed explanation-2: -A term used to describe cancer that has spread (metastasized) from the place where it first started to another part of the body.

Detailed explanation-3: -When cancer spreads, it’s called metastasis. In metastasis, cancer cells break away from where they first formed, travel through the blood or lymph system, and form new tumors in other parts of the body. Cancer can spread to almost anywhere in the body. But it commonly moves into your bones, liver, or lungs.

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