title: Squamous cell carcinoma of the pericardium found during coronary bypass surgery of possible cutaneous origin.
abstract: Metastatic neoplasms of the pericardium are more common than primary tumors. Isolated metastasis of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma to the pericardium has not been described. We report a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the pericardium diagnosed after coronary bypass surgery without any primary tumor. The only significant history is the removal of multiple "skin cancers" in the past.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27834, USA. kypsona@ecu.edu
authors.forename: Alan P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kypson
authors.forename: Curtis A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lochmuller
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dizon
authors.forename: Evelio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*