Sudden death due to myocardial metastasis of lingual squamous cell carcinoma.
Cardiac metastases are rare events encountered in pathological practice but with often dramatic fatal outcome. Among malignancies associated with cardiac involvement, we would like to draw the attention of clinicians about lingual squamous cell carcinoma by reporting a sudden cardiac death in a 57-year-old woman without prior symptom and considered in remission 1 month before her death. The forensic autopsy led to the diagnosis emphasizing its role in epidemiology and public health.
Duband
Sébastien
S
Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Saint-Etienne University Hospital Center, Bellevue Hospital, St-Etienne cedex 2, France. sebastien.duband@chu-st-etienne.fr
Paysant
François
F
Scolan
Virginie
V
Forest
Fabien
F
Péoc'h
Michel
M
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*