Cardiac metastasis from a transitional cell carcinoma: a case report

被引:11
作者
Lin, WC [1 ]
Telen, MJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Med, Div Med Oncol, Durham, NC 27710 USA
关键词
transitional cell carcinoma; right ventricle metastasis; patent foramen ovale; right-to-left shunt; low cardiac output; disseminated intravascular coagulopathy;
D O I
10.1007/BF02796211
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R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
We report the case of a patient with a metastatic tumor in the right ventricle, apparently derived from a transitional cell carcinoma. The patient presented with severe hypoxemia as a result of right-to-left shunt due to the position of the tumor and a patent foramen ovale. The clinical course of this case is presented and the pathophysiology of the physiological effects caused by the metastatic tumor is discussed. The literature concerning cardiac metastases is reviewed.
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