Key result
A 40-year-old female with stage IVB cervical cancer developed a rare right ventricular metastasis that was diagnosed antemortem and surgically resected, though she died one week postoperatively.
Why the study?
Heart metastasis in cervical cancer is exceptionally uncommon and pre-mortem diagnosis is exceedingly rare due to obscure clinical presentations and complex imaging features.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the rarity and poor prognosis of cardiac metastasis from cervical cancer, emphasizing the need for cardiac imaging in patients presenting with unexplained dyspnea.
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Pre-mortem cardiac metastasis diagnosis in cervical cancer is feasible with imaging; leaves open optimal management strategies in this rare entity.
Sun et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Cardiac metastasis from cervical cancer (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated. A 40-year-old female with stage IVB cervical cancer developed a rare right ventricular metastasis that was diagnosed antemortem and surgically resected, though she died one week postoperatively.
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