title: Surgical excision of metastatic malignant melanoma involving the tricuspid valve.
abstract: An 83-year-old man presented with a large intracavitatory metastatic malignant melanoma, infiltrating the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve. The tumour was excised completely along with the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve which was replaced. The patient was well 2 months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, St Thomas's Hospital, London, UK. dr_pranavas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Pranava
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Curry
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Venn
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms; D014261:Tricuspid Valve