Key result
Left atrial metastasis from primary ovarian chorion carcinoma mimics mitral stenosis.
Why the study?
Metastasis of chorion carcinoma to the left atrium presenting as mitral stenosis is a rare clinical scenario with limited documentation.
Case Report (n=1)
Left atrial metastasis of chorion carcinoma is a rare condition that can present clinically with signs mimicking mitral stenosis.
May mimic mitral stenosis in young women; hypothesis-generating for including gynecologic malignancy in atypical valvular differentials.
A 35-year-old women developed symptoms of multiple system disease. Three months later she was admitted to hospital and died six days after admission, with signs suggestive of mitral stenosis. Postmortem examination indicated primary chorion carcinoma of the right ovary with metastases to the left atrium, lungs, brain, kidneys, pancreas, mesenteric arteries, and spleen. The signs and symptoms, and the morphological and histological findings at necroscopy, are discussed.
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Hepp et al. (1977) conducted a case report in Left atrial metastasis of chorion carcinoma (n=1). A 35-year-old woman presented with signs of mitral stenosis, which postmortem examination revealed to be left atrial metastasis from primary chorion carcinoma of the right ovary.
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