Cardiac metastases from a colonic tumor.

Authors

  • H Teixeira Serviço 1 Medicina, Hospital dos Capuchos, Lisboa.
  • T Timóteo
  • I Marcão

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.2407

Abstract

Antemortem diagnosis of cardiac metastasis is rarely observed. A case of cardiac metastasis from colon adenocarcinoma is reported. The diagnosis of an intracavitary mass of the right atrium and vegetant mass of the tricuspid valve was possible by two dimensional transthoracic echocardiography. The authors make a brief reference to the clinical and imaging features of secondary cardiac tumors, with special emphasis on echocardiography.

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Teixeira H, Timóteo T, Marcão I. Cardiac metastases from a colonic tumor. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 1997 Apr. 30 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];10(4):331-4. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/2407

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Arquivo Histórico