Surgical resection of a solitary right atrial metastasis from colorectal cancer was followed by early recurrence and death at 7 months.
Poor outcome after resecting solitary right atrial colorectal metastasis cautions against routine surgery; leaves open role in select cases.
A 73-year-old woman with silent cardiac metastasis underwent high anterior resection for rectal cancer 3 years ago. Follow-up computed tomography showed a tumor in the right atrium. Partial vascular resection of the superior vena cava and right atrium was performed. Early postoperative recurrence occurred, and chemotherapy was unsuccessful. The patient died 7 months after surgery.
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