Intracardiac metastasis from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
BMJ Case Rep
; 13(6)2020 Jun 30.
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| ID: mdl-32606117
ABSTRACT
Cardiac metastasis from head and neck cancer is an extremely rare and devastating condition with an abysmal prognosis. Most of our knowledge about this condition is from case reports and series. We present a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsils that was complicated by embolic stroke and critical limb ischemia that were found to be secondary to intracardiac metastasis. We believe that this condition is under-reported; hence, we conducted a thorough review of the literature to highlight the characteristics and previous therapeutic experiences with various presentations of cardiac metastasis from head and neck carcinoma. Clinicians are encouraged to report their experience with evaluating and managing this type of metastasis.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Disección del Cuello
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Tonsilectomía
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas de Cabeza y Cuello
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Nivolumab
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Accidente Cerebrovascular Embólico
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Neoplasias Cardíacas
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMJ Case Rep
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos