Key result
Echocardiography and Doppler ultrasound successfully diagnosed a rare case of cardiac metastasis from cervical cancer presenting as a large right ventricular mass.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the utility of echocardiography and Doppler ultrasound in diagnosing rare cardiac metastases from cervical cancer.
May aid detection of rare cardiac metastases; case report leaves open broader diagnostic utility.
A 48-year-old woman presented with fatigue and vaginal spotting and was subsequently diagnosed with squamous cell cancer of the cervix. Computed tomography and positron emission tomography scans suggested widespread disease including possible involvement of the right ventricle. A 2D echocardiogram with Doppler showed a large right ventricular mass obstructing the tricuspid valve inflow. This report demonstrates the use of echocardiography and Doppler ultrasound in the diagnosis of a rare case of cardiac metastasis from cervical cancer.
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Smith et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Cervical cancer with cardiac metastasis (n=1). Echocardiography and Doppler ultrasound was evaluated on Diagnosis of cardiac metastasis. Echocardiography and Doppler ultrasound successfully diagnosed a rare case of cardiac metastasis from cervical cancer presenting as a large right ventricular mass.
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