Cardiovascular magnetic resonance of the charcoal heart.
We report a case of malignant melanoma metastasis to the heart presenting as complete heart block. The highlight of the case is to demonstrate that silent cardiac metastasis is not uncommon and CMR has the potential to characterize these cardiac metastases and should be used routinely as a screening tool for those cancers with a high chance of cardiac involvement.
Rathi
Vikas K
VK
Division of Cardiology, Allegheny General Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine, 320 E North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA-15212, USA. vrathi@wpahs.org
Williams
Ronald B
RB
Yamrozik
June
J
Grill
Howard
H
Biederman
Robert W W
RW
D000368:Aged; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*