title: Cardiac metastasis from carcinoma breast--a case report.
abstract: Secondary neoplasms of the heart are more common than primary tumours. Metastasis occurs most commonly from bronchogenic carcinoma followed by lymphoma and carcinoma breast. Most often cardiac metastasis go undetected as they are asymptomatic and occurs as a terminal event. A 51 year old lady who developed cardiac metastasis from carcinoma breast diagnosed during life is reported with brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pavithran
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Doval
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ravi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Bapsy
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D015413:Mastectomy, Simple; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging