A “malignant” cause for syncope: Cardiac metastases from tonsillar carcinoma
We report a rare case of a 64-year-old patient with recurrent syncope and a history of tonsillar carcinoma under treatment for the past three months. ECG showed complete heart block and echocardiography revealed cardiac metastases at atrioventricular junction. This case report highlights the fact th...
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| author | A.J. Ashwal Padmakumar Ramachandra Krishnananda Nayak Mukund A. Prabhu Vidya Monappa |
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| description | We report a rare case of a 64-year-old patient with recurrent syncope and a history of tonsillar carcinoma under treatment for the past three months. ECG showed complete heart block and echocardiography revealed cardiac metastases at atrioventricular junction. This case report highlights the fact that sometimes unusual causes can be responsible for syncope such as cardiac metastases in this patient resulting in complete heart block. This implies the need for screening for cardiac metastases in all patients with malignancies who present with syncope. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c41b5e901b5403c8d2ad74ad2ca7cdd2022-12-21T23:14:55ZengElsevierIHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports2468-600X2018-12-012S27S31A “malignant” cause for syncope: Cardiac metastases from tonsillar carcinomaA.J. Ashwal0Padmakumar Ramachandra1Krishnananda Nayak2Mukund A. Prabhu3Vidya Monappa4Department of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India; Corresponding author. Department of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.Department of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, IndiaDepartment of Cardiovascular Technology, School of Allied Health Science (SOAHS), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, IndiaDepartment of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, IndiaWe report a rare case of a 64-year-old patient with recurrent syncope and a history of tonsillar carcinoma under treatment for the past three months. ECG showed complete heart block and echocardiography revealed cardiac metastases at atrioventricular junction. This case report highlights the fact that sometimes unusual causes can be responsible for syncope such as cardiac metastases in this patient resulting in complete heart block. This implies the need for screening for cardiac metastases in all patients with malignancies who present with syncope.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X18301208Complete heart blockCardiac metastasisTonsillar carcinoma |
| spellingShingle | A.J. Ashwal Padmakumar Ramachandra Krishnananda Nayak Mukund A. Prabhu Vidya Monappa A “malignant” cause for syncope: Cardiac metastases from tonsillar carcinoma IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports Complete heart block Cardiac metastasis Tonsillar carcinoma |
| title | A “malignant” cause for syncope: Cardiac metastases from tonsillar carcinoma |
| title_full | A “malignant” cause for syncope: Cardiac metastases from tonsillar carcinoma |
| title_fullStr | A “malignant” cause for syncope: Cardiac metastases from tonsillar carcinoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | A “malignant” cause for syncope: Cardiac metastases from tonsillar carcinoma |
| title_short | A “malignant” cause for syncope: Cardiac metastases from tonsillar carcinoma |
| title_sort | malignant cause for syncope cardiac metastases from tonsillar carcinoma |
| topic | Complete heart block Cardiac metastasis Tonsillar carcinoma |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X18301208 |
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