Cardiac metastasis of tongue squamous cell carcinoma complicated by pulmonary embolism

نویسندگان

  • Sonaz Malekzadeh
  • Alexandra Platon
  • Pierre-Alexandre Poletti
چکیده

RATIONALE Cardiac metastasis is known as a rare complication of head and neck malignancy. PATIENT CONCERNS We present a 58-year-old woman patient with a history of tongue carcinoma who was admitted in emergency department for sudden chest pain. Imaging work-up by computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) diagnosed a cardiac metastasis complicated by intraventricular thrombus and pulmonary embolism. DIAGNOSIS Cardiac metastasis from tongue carcinoma complicated by pulmonary embolism. INTERVENTIONS After undergoing 2 cycles of palliative chemotherapy, the patient declined any further treatment. OUTCOMES Patient died 3 months after the diagnosis of cardiac metastasis. LESSONS Cardiac metastasis should be considered as a differential diagnosis in patients with a history of head and neck malignancy who present non-specific cardiac symptoms.

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دوره 96  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017