Cardiac metastasis after squamous cell carcinoma of the base of tongue. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • OBJECTIVES: Metastases to the heart are rare. We report a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the base of tongue secondarily complicated with cardiac metastasis 6 months after surgical treatment resulted in successful local control. METHODS: The lesion was found using computerized axial tomography in a patient with minimal cardiologic symptoms. RESULTS: The patient died shortly due to complications of his metastatic disease. No curative treatment was possible. CONCLUSIONS: Cardiac metastasis should be suspected when new cardiovascular symptoms are observed in patients with a history of head and neck neoplasm. The prognosis of the condition typically is inevitably fatal.

publication date

  • October 1, 2008

Research

keywords

  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
  • Heart Neoplasms
  • Tongue Neoplasms

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 67349193975

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.03.008

PubMed ID

  • 19410127

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 30

issue

  • 3