Key result
Chemotherapy and supportive cardiac medications led to the improvement of right-sided heart failure symptoms and complete resolution of the left atrial metastatic tumor.
Case Report (n=1)
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Cardiac metastasis should be considered in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting with right-sided heart failure, as symptoms and the tumor may resolve with appropriate chemotherapy.
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Alerts clinicians to rare cardiac metastasis in T-ALL with heart failure; leaves open questions on prevalence and antemortem management.
Paler et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia with left atrial metastasis (n=1). Chemotherapy and supportive cardiac medications was evaluated on Tumor resolution and symptom improvement. Chemotherapy and supportive cardiac medications led to the improvement of right-sided heart failure symptoms and complete resolution of the left atrial metastatic tumor.
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