title: Surgical management of the patient with metastatic melanoma to the heart.
abstract: Melanoma has a high propensity for cardiac seeding, with heart involvement noted in a significant number of patients at autopsy. Therapeutic options are currently limited, and the prognosis of cardiac metastasis is poor. We report two cases of cardiac metastasis of melanoma and review the current literature. In addition, we propose an algorithm for dealing with this difficult problem.
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
authors: Joshua M
authors: JM
authors: Judge
authors: John D
authors: JD
authors: Tillou
authors: Craig L
authors: CL
authors: Slingluff
authors: John A
authors: JA
authors: Kern
authors: Irving L
authors: IL
authors: Kron
authors: Geoffrey R
authors: GR
authors: Weiss
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography