title: Malignant phyllodes tumor of the left atrium.
abstract: Metastatic tumors to the heart usually involve right sided chambers. We report a rare case of malignant phyllodes tumor of breast with metastatic involvement of left atrium occurring through direct invasion from mediastinal micro-metastasis and presenting as a left atrial mass causing arrhythmia.
authors.affiliation: Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiology, Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad, India. Electronic address: anupam.bhambhani@yahoo.in.
authors.forename: Anupam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhambhani
authors.affiliation: Consultant, Department of Pathology, Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad, India.
authors.forename: Sudha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ayyagari
authors.affiliation: Consultant, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad, India.
authors.forename: Tushar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mohapatra
authors.affiliation: Consultant, Department of Pathology, Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad, India.
authors.forename: Syed Abdul
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rehman
authors.affiliation: Consultant, Department of Pathology, Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad, India.
authors.forename: Milap
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad, India.
authors.forename: Sudhakar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Consultant, Department of Radiology, Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad, India.
authors.forename: Vital
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rangashamanna
authors.affiliation: Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiology, Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajasekhar
authors.affiliation: Registrar ICCU, Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad, India.
authors.forename: Santosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chittimilla
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Carcinoma phyllodes; Cardiac metastasis; Left atrial tumor