title: Cardiac metastasis of rectal adenocarcinoma. Surgical treatment.
abstract: The authors report a case of cardiac metastasis of a rectal adenocarcinoma that infiltrated the right ventricle and partially obstructed its outflow tract. Surgical treatment was performed because of syncopal attacks. The differential diagnosis between organized thrombi and intracardiac tumor is considered.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Institute, University of Modena Medical School, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parravicini
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Fahim
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cocconcelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barchetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nafeh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benassi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grisendi
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Garuti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benimeo
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*