Cardiac metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma causing atrioventricular block and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction.
Cardiac metastasis from lung cancer is rarely diagnosed antemortem, as it usually causes no symptoms or signs. We report the case of a 56-year-old man with recurrent lung adenocarcinoma in whom developed a large mass in the ventricular septum, complete atrioventricular block, and obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract.
Kasai
Takatoshi
T
Sleep Center, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan. kasai-t@mx6.nisiq.net
Kishi
Kazuma
K
Kawabata
Masateru
M
Narui
Koji
K
Momomura
Shin-ichi
S
Yoshimura
Kunihiko
K
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology