title: Isolated cardiac metastasis from colorectal cancer in a 35-year-old man.
abstract: We present the case of a 35-year-old patient who was found to be affected by an isolated clinically silent cardiac metastasis despite a negative CT follow-up at one year from abdominal surgery for colorectal cancer. CT/PET and tumor marker GICA were fundamental in suggesting the diagnosis, which was then confirmed by cardiac magnetic resonance and surgical biopsy. This is a very rare modality of presentation of cardiac metastasis because of the young age of our patient and the absence of disease in other sites.
authors.affiliation: Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, San Raffaele Hospital, 20132 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Jacopo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pizzicannella
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gorla
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Spinapolice
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esposito