Key result
Secondary cardiac tumors affect ~10% of fatal malignancies but remain clinically silent and undiagnosed.
Population
127 cases of secondary tumours of the heart or pericardium found at necropsy among 1270 cases of malignant…
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Missed cardiac metastases in malignancy warrant clinical vigilance; leaves open whether modern imaging improves antemortem detection.
Observational (n=4,687)
No
Secondary tumours of the heart and pericardium are relatively common at necropsy in patients with malignant disease (10%) but are rarely diagnosed during life.
R. B. Goudie (1955) conducted an observational in Secondary tumours of the heart and pericardium (n=4,687). Malignant disease was evaluated on Incidence of secondary tumours of the heart or pericardium. Secondary tumours of the heart or pericardium were found in 10% of 1,270 necropsy cases with malignant disease, though they were often clinically silent and never correctly diagnosed during life.
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