Intracardiac metastasis from known cervical cancer: a case report and literature review
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Cardiac metastasis from known cervical cancer is rare. Even through a routine check-up, this type of metastasis can present as pulmonary emboli. Suspicion of this diagnosis in an oncology patient with complicating pulmonary emboli but no evidence of deep vein thrombosis is important, especially in cervical cancer patients with extensive pelvic lymph node metastasis and vascular invasion of a primary tumor. Early recognition may aid in improving the prognosis. We present a case of intracardiac metastasis arising from a squamous carcinoma of the cervix in a patient with pulmonary tumor emboli and review other cases from the literature.</jats:p>
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- World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology 11 (1), 2013-05-23
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
