Cardiac involvement in melanoma: a case report and review of the literature.

Tas F., Mudun A., KIRMA C.

Journal of cancer research and therapeutics, cilt.6, sa.3, ss.359-61, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4103/0973-1482.73371
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of cancer research and therapeutics
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.359-61
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Heart, melanoma, metastasis, POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY, MALIGNANT-MELANOMA, MANAGEMENT, METASTASES, TUMORS, HEART
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Heart is rarely involved in metastatic cancer. A 44-year-old woman diagnosed with melanoma, with extensive metastases to whole body including interatrial septum demonstrated by PET/CT and echocardiography, was presented and discussed in light of the literature.