Tricuspid valve metastasis from testicular carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature.
A 20-year-old man with Stage II nonseminomatous germ cell tumor underwent chemotherapy and multiple surgical resections of recurrent abdominal and supradiaphragmatic mature teratomas. Evaluation of a new heart murmur led to the diagnosis of tricuspid valve teratoma, which required complete valve excision and replacement. We present our experience with the first discrete tricuspid valve metastasis from testicular carcinoma and review the literature regarding cardiac metastases from germ cell neoplasms.
Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery