title: Extrapulmonary oat-cell carcinoma presenting as a primary left ventricular tumor: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Program (THMEP), Internal Medicine Residency and Tucson Medical Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85712, USA.
authors.forename: Rami
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khouzam
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Gulshan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sethi
mesh_terms: 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