title: [Cardiac metastases of malignant melanoma mimicking sick sinus syndrome].
abstract: We describe a patient with disseminated metastases from malignant melanoma manifested as symptomatic tachycardia and bradycardia that mimicked sick sinus syndrome. Autopsy showed extensive invasion of the right atrium by nodular disease.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martí
authors.forename: Enric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Galve
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huguet
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soler Soler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*