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Cardiac metastases are rare.
Case Report (n=1)
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Cardiac metastasis from malignant phyllodes tumor can cause severe mitral valve obstruction, and despite surgical excision, the prognosis remains extremely poor due to a high risk of relapse.
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Surgical palliation may offer transient relief in rare cardiac metastases from phyllodes tumor; leaves open need for effective systemic therapies.
<ns4:p>Cardiac metastases are rare. Herein, we report a case of a 37-year-old female patient with a history of borderline breast phyllodes tumor (PT) treated by surgery, admitted to our department for concomitant cardiac and pulmonary metastases of malignant PT. Cardiac metastasis occurred through direct extension from pulmonary metastasis to the left atrium via the right inferior pulmonary vein, causing severe mitral valve obstruction. Although the total surgical removal of metastases, the patient had a huge relapse of the mediastinal metastasis resulting in her death.</ns4:p>
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Chamtouri et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Metastatic malignant phyllodes tumor with mitral valve obstruction (n=1). Surgical resection (total intra cardiac metastasis resection with mitral valve conservation and right pneumonectomy) was evaluated.
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