Myocardial Metastasis of Tongue Cancer: A Rare Localization

BACKGROUND:Cardiac metastases of head and neck tumors are extremely rare, antemortem diagnosis is even rarer. In most cases, patients show symptoms or electrocardiographic abnormalities expected survival considerably low. CASE REPORT:A 72-year-old man was admitted to our cardiology ward with suspected endocarditis 2 months after a right hemiglossectomy for squamous cell carcinoma. He asymptomatic showed no electrocardiogram abnormalities. Echocardiography an iso-ipoechogenic round-shaped formation at the ventricle apex that be metastasis owing cardiac magnetic resonance imaging examinations showing significant increase in its volume over 14 days. The patient evaluated by multidisciplinary team referred first-line chemotherapy carboplatin, 5-fluoruracil, cetuximab. died almost 4 follow-up. CONCLUSIONS:This case presents very rare as well some unique features, including intramyocardial localization, absence symptoms, Our report shows relevance techniques defining unusual clinical findings, it emphasizes significance early recognition masses order identify appropriate medical surgical therapy patients.