Surgical resection of colorectal carcinomas metastatic to the heart.
Colorectal carcinomas metastatic to the heart are rare. We present a case of colonic carcinoma metastatic to the right atrium and discuss the management and prognosis of these rare lesions.
Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale del Cuore, Fondazione Toscana "G. Monasterio,", Massa, Italy. gbianchi@ftgm.it.
Giacomo
G
Bianchi
Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale del Cuore, Fondazione Toscana "G. Monasterio,", Massa, Italy.
Alfredo Giuseppe
AG
Cerillo
Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale del Cuore, Fondazione Toscana "G. Monasterio,", Massa, Italy.
Michele
M
Murzi
Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale del Cuore, Fondazione Toscana "G. Monasterio,", Massa, Italy.
Marco
M
Solinas
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006346:Heart Septum; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods