Abstract
Melanoma has a high propensity for cardiac seeding, with heart involvement noted in a significant number of patients at autopsy. Therapeutic options are currently limited, and the prognosis of cardiac metastasis is poor. We report two cases of cardiac metastasis of melanoma and review the current literature. In addition, we propose an algorithm for dealing with this difficult problem.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 124-128 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Cardiac Surgery |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine