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January 20, 2011Journal of Medical Case ReportsOpen Access

An unusual case of metastasis to the left side of the heart: a case report

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Population

A 60-year-old Hispanic man presenting with altered mental status, found to have an adrenal mass and multiple…

Design

Case_report

Key result

A 60-year-old man presented with an unusual case of an unknown primary adenocarcinoma that metastasized to the left side of the heart.

Authors

BCBharadwaj CheruvuPCPraveena CheruvuMBMichael Boyars

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Overview

Rare left-heart metastasis from unknown primary may warrant expanded oncologic workup in atypical cases; leaves open metastatic tropism patterns for further reports.

Study Design

Type

Case Report (n=1)

Multicenter

No

Structured PICO

P
Population
A 60-year-old man presenting with altered mental status who was diagnosed with an unknown primary adenocarcinoma metastasizing to the left side of the heart.

This case highlights an unusual presentation of an unknown primary adenocarcinoma metastasizing specifically to the left side of the heart.

Limitations

  • Patient died before extensive evaluation could be carried out to locate the primary tumor
  • No autopsy was performed
  • Patient died before extensive evaluation for the primary cancer could be carried out

Cite This Study

Cheruvu et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Cardiac metastasis (n=1). Unknown primary adenocarcinoma was evaluated. A 60-year-old man presented with an unusual case of an unknown primary adenocarcinoma that metastasized to the left side of the heart.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9d54589675ea025129fb43https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-23
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