title: Adenocarcinoma of the parotid gland metastatic to the ventricular septum and right ventricular wall.
abstract: Adenocarcinoma of the parotid gland metastatic to the right ventricle has rarely been reported in the medical literature. We describe the case of a 51-year-old man who had a right ventricular adenocarcinoma that metastasized from his right parotid gland. He had undergone incomplete resection of the parotid tumor, followed by radiotherapy, 5 years earlier. After resecting the cardiac adenocarcinoma with tumor-free margins, we reconstructed the ventricular septum and right ventricle, then performed coronary artery bypass grafting. At the patient's most recent follow-up examination 6 months later, he continued to do well and had a good quality of life.
authors: Department of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation and Center for Cardiac Support, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors: Zumrut T
authors: ZT
authors: Demirozu
authors: Jonathan K
authors: JK
authors: Ho
authors: A Bilal
authors: AB
authors: Sarwar
authors: Reynolds M
authors: RM
authors: Delgado
authors: O H
authors: OH
authors: Frazier
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054088:Ventricular Septum / Q000473:pathology