Isolated cardiac metastasis from cervical carcinoma: presentation as acute anteroseptal myocardial infarction.
Squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix is a common malignancy, but like other genital malignancies, it rarely metastasizes to the heart, even in advanced stages. This case illustrates several points, including the presentation of a cardiac metastasis mimicking ischemic cardiac disease on electrocardiogram. The diagnosis was further suggested by cardiac echocardiogram demonstrating a large right ventricular epicardial mass. It is unusual to make this diagnosis ante mortem.
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Department of Medicine, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-1192.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011878:Radiotherapy; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery