Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer: Case report and review of literature
The heart is a rare site of metastasis of cancers. Although lung cancer is the most common malignancy worldwide, cardiac metastasis of lung cancer has been rarely described in literature. We describe a patient with lung cancer who presented with metastasis to the left atrium of heart. We also review...
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| author | Rajendra Prasad Saurabh Karmakar Ahbab Hussain |
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| description | The heart is a rare site of metastasis of cancers. Although lung cancer is the most common malignancy worldwide, cardiac metastasis of lung cancer has been rarely described in literature. We describe a patient with lung cancer who presented with metastasis to the left atrium of heart. We also reviewed the literature regarding cardiac metastasis of lung cancer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7d223e73dce4139a3e723c0badf90b62022-12-21T19:11:19ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsThe Journal of Association of Chest Physicians2320-87752320-90892016-01-0142848610.4103/2320-8775.183838Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer: Case report and review of literatureRajendra PrasadSaurabh KarmakarAhbab HussainThe heart is a rare site of metastasis of cancers. Although lung cancer is the most common malignancy worldwide, cardiac metastasis of lung cancer has been rarely described in literature. We describe a patient with lung cancer who presented with metastasis to the left atrium of heart. We also reviewed the literature regarding cardiac metastasis of lung cancer.http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2016;volume=4;issue=2;spage=84;epage=86;aulast=PrasadCardiaclung cancermetastasis |
| spellingShingle | Rajendra Prasad Saurabh Karmakar Ahbab Hussain Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer: Case report and review of literature The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians Cardiac lung cancer metastasis |
| title | Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer: Case report and review of literature |
| title_full | Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer: Case report and review of literature |
| title_fullStr | Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer: Case report and review of literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer: Case report and review of literature |
| title_short | Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer: Case report and review of literature |
| title_sort | cardiac metastasis of lung cancer case report and review of literature |
| topic | Cardiac lung cancer metastasis |
| url | http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2016;volume=4;issue=2;spage=84;epage=86;aulast=Prasad |
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