Cardiac metastasis after squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity: case report.
A 58-year-old woman presented with respiratory problems 6 months after she had had a squamous cell carcinoma in the oral cavity resected. We found on computed tomography a large lesion in the cardiac muscle. There were no abnormalities in the electrocardiogram. The patient died 7 days later and necropsy confirmed a solitary metastasis in the myocardium that originated from a squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth.
Zemann
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 7, 8036 Graz, Austria. Wolfgang.zemann@meduni-graz.at <Wolfgang.zemann@meduni-graz.at>
Feichtinger
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Kowatsch
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Schanbacher
M
M
Kärcher
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H
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*