Why the study?
Cardiac metastases indicate disseminated disease and represent a diagnostic challenge because they tend to be asymptomatic, with malignant cutaneous melanoma being the neoplasm that most often affects the heart.
Patients with a history of melanoma who develop new cardiac symptoms should undergo imaging studies to evaluate for late cardiac metastasis.
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Alerts clinicians to occult cardiac metastases in MCM; leaves open optimal screening strategies in advanced disease.
André et al. (2021) studied this question.
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