title: Resection of right atrial metastatic large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma.
abstract: The incidence of cardiac metastases is rising due to increasingly sensitive diagnostic investigations and longer patient survival as a result of improved treatment for malignancies. We report a rare case of right atrial metastasis from a large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma successfully resected with cardiopulmonary bypass. The surgical management of advanced cardiac malignancy is discussed. In appropriately selected cases surgical resection of cardiac metastases can be beneficial, allowing improvement in quality of life, and prolongation of life.
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, PO Box 2900, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia. yapch@svhm.org.au
authors.forename: Cheng-Hon
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yap
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hair
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Foy
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sewak
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Kenny
mesh_terms: D018278:Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery