Occult Metastatic Melanoma Presenting as an Acute Coronary Syndrome
Abstract Melanoma is a tumor that virtually involves any tissue and commonly metastasizes to the heart. It is usually not diagnosed because of the absent/nonspecific cardiac signs and symptoms. Herein, we present a case of a 41-year-old man without any cardiovascular risk factor, admitted to the eme...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382017000300225&lng=en&tlng=en |