Key result
18F-FDG PET-CT successfully detected a rare asymptomatic cardiac metastasis involving the interventricular septum in a 50-year-old woman with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the foot.
Why the study?
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma commonly metastasizes to lymph nodes and lungs, but metastasis to the heart is a very rare phenomenon.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case highlights the rare occurrence of cardiac metastasis from cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and demonstrates the utility of 18F-FDG PET-CT in detecting such unusual metastatic sites.
May aid detection of rare cardiac metastases from cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; leaves open routine staging use without prospective data.
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) metastasizes most commonly to the regional lymph nodes and lungs. Metastasis to heart, although described in literature, is a very rare phenomenon. We present the 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography–computed tomography findings in a 50-year-old woman who was a biopsy-proven case of SCC left foot, showing cardiac metastasis in addition to lymph nodes, lungs, and skeletal metastases.
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Parida et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with cardiac metastasis (n=1). 18F-FDG PET-CT was evaluated on Detection of cardiac metastasis. 18F-FDG PET-CT successfully detected a rare asymptomatic cardiac metastasis involving the interventricular septum in a 50-year-old woman with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the foot.
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