title: Cardiac metastases from head and neck cancer mimicking a myocardial infarction.
abstract: Cardiac metastases from head and neck cancer are rare. We present 2 patients with primary head and neck cancer found to have cardiac metastases. Electrocardiograms showed a persistent acute infarction pattern due to myocardial tumor infiltration. No cardiac symptoms were present. Both patients died of metastatic disease.
authors.affiliation: Fellow, Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Nandini U
authors.initials: NU
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.affiliation: Assistant Attending Physician, Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Dipti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Attending Physician, Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Baum
authors.affiliation: Attending Physician, Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Electronic address: roistac1@mskcc.org.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Roistacher
authors.affiliation: Chief Attending Physician, Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Steingart
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology