Extrapulmonary oat-cell carcinoma presenting as a primary left ventricular tumor: a case report.
An asymptomatic 57-year-old man had an abnormal resting electrocardiogram and a positive treadmill stress test. Cardiac catheterization with left ventriculography revealed a large left ventricular mass in the apex, but otherwise normal coronary arteries. Excisional biopsy of the mass was consistent with oat-cell carcinoma. Additional evaluation was negative for metastasis. The patient was treated with combined chemoradiotherapy and was doing well at 16 months follow-up.
Khouzam
Rami
R
Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Program (THMEP), Internal Medicine Residency and Tucson Medical Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85712, USA.
Fernandez
Jose
J
Ramirez
Santiago
S
Gonzalez
Jose
J
Sethi
Gulshan
G
D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged