Intracardiac metastases from germ cell tumours--an unusual but important site of metastasis.
Two cases of intracardiac deposits from testicular teratomas diagnosed by echocardiography and angiocardiography, respectively, are described. The importance of recognizing this as an uncommon site of metastasis from germ cell tumours is discussed.
Pickuth
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Academic Unit of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK.
Eeles
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Mason
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Pumphrey
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Goldstraw
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Horwich
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D000328:Adult; D000790:Angiocardiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*