Cardiac involvement in melanoma: a case report and review of the literature.
Heart is rarely involved in metastatic cancer. A 44-year-old woman diagnosed with melanoma, with extensive metastases to whole body including interatrial septum demonstrated by PET/CT and echocardiography, was presented and discussed in light of the literature.
Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology, University of Istanbul, Onkoloji Enstitusu, Capa 34390, Istanbul, Turkey. faruktas2002@yahoo.com
Faruk
F
Tas
Ayse
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Mudun
Cevat
C
Kirma
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed