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A 61-year-old woman with advanced breast cancer developed a rare metastatic deposit in the left ventricle, which was detected by 2D echocardiography.
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This case report highlights the rare occurrence of breast cancer metastasizing to the left ventricle and the utility of 2D echocardiography in its detection.
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Rare LV metastasis warrants consideration in symptomatic advanced breast cancer; this case leaves open its true incidence and management.
Metastatic disease to the heart is a rare phenomenon. In this case report, we describe an unusual case of metastasis of breast cancer to the left side of the heart in an elderly lady, with its intracardiac location detected by means of transthoracic echocardiography. This is one of the few described case reports of breast cancer metastasizing to the left ventricle of the heart.
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Dasappa et al. (2000) conducted a case report in Breast cancer with cardiac metastasis (n=1). Breast cancer metastasis was evaluated. A 61-year-old woman with advanced breast cancer developed a rare metastatic deposit in the left ventricle, which was detected by 2D echocardiography.
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