Case Report: Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the left atrium
BackgroundMetastatic tumours are the most common malignant tumours affecting the heart. Cardiac metastatic tumour progression is rapid, with no specific treatments available, and the prognosis is typically poor. Significant challenges remain in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac metastases.Case...
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| author | Shuai Luo Xiaoxue Tian Ting Xu Jinjing Wang |
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| description | BackgroundMetastatic tumours are the most common malignant tumours affecting the heart. Cardiac metastatic tumour progression is rapid, with no specific treatments available, and the prognosis is typically poor. Significant challenges remain in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac metastases.Case demonstrationA 52-year-old female presented with a history of exertion palpitations lasting over 2 months, worsened by cough and expectoration for 3 days. Colour Doppler echocardiography revealed a hypoechoic mass in the left atrium, which was excised. Postoperative pathology confirmed metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the left atrium. Six months after surgical removal, the patient remained in good general condition.ConclusionIntracardiac metastasis is extremely rare and presents with non-specific clinical symptoms, often leading to oversight by clinicians. Early diagnosis relies on imaging studies, while definitive diagnosis requires pathological examination. Timely detection is crucial to improving patient prognosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-09e92f4d28de4824a6fc8a117e2df2a92025-01-08T06:11:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine2297-055X2025-01-011110.3389/fcvm.2024.15001081500108Case Report: Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the left atriumShuai LuoXiaoxue TianTing XuJinjing WangBackgroundMetastatic tumours are the most common malignant tumours affecting the heart. Cardiac metastatic tumour progression is rapid, with no specific treatments available, and the prognosis is typically poor. Significant challenges remain in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac metastases.Case demonstrationA 52-year-old female presented with a history of exertion palpitations lasting over 2 months, worsened by cough and expectoration for 3 days. Colour Doppler echocardiography revealed a hypoechoic mass in the left atrium, which was excised. Postoperative pathology confirmed metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the left atrium. Six months after surgical removal, the patient remained in good general condition.ConclusionIntracardiac metastasis is extremely rare and presents with non-specific clinical symptoms, often leading to oversight by clinicians. Early diagnosis relies on imaging studies, while definitive diagnosis requires pathological examination. Timely detection is crucial to improving patient prognosis.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1500108/fullheartmetastatic tumourssquamous cell carcinomaearly diagnosisprognosis |
| spellingShingle | Shuai Luo Xiaoxue Tian Ting Xu Jinjing Wang Case Report: Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the left atrium Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine heart metastatic tumours squamous cell carcinoma early diagnosis prognosis |
| title | Case Report: Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the left atrium |
| title_full | Case Report: Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the left atrium |
| title_fullStr | Case Report: Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the left atrium |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case Report: Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the left atrium |
| title_short | Case Report: Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the left atrium |
| title_sort | case report metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the left atrium |
| topic | heart metastatic tumours squamous cell carcinoma early diagnosis prognosis |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1500108/full |
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