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CASE REPORT article

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.
Sec. Cardio-Oncology
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1500108

Case report: Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the left atrium

Provisionally accepted
Shuai Luo Shuai Luo *Xiaoxue Tian Xiaoxue Tian Ting Xu Ting Xu Jinjing Wang Jinjing Wang
  • Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China

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    Background: Metastatic tumours are the most common malignant tumours affecting the heart.Cardiac metastatic tumour progression is rapid, with no specific treatments available, and the prognosis is typically poor. Significant challenges remain in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac metastases.Case demonstration: A 52-year-old female presented with a history of exertion palpitations lasting over 2 months, worsened by cough and expectoration for 3 days. Colour Doppler echocardiography revealed a hypoechoic mass in the left atrium, which was excised. Postoperative pathology confirmed metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the left atrium. Six months after surgical removal, the patient remained in good general condition.Conclusions: Intracardiac metastasis is extremely rare and presents with non-specific clinical symptoms, often leading to oversight by clinicians. Early diagnosis relies on imaging studies, while definitive diagnosis requires pathological examination. Timely detection is crucial to improving patient prognosis.

    Keywords: Heart, metastatic tumours, Squamous cell carcinoma, early diagnosis, prognosis

    Received: 22 Sep 2024; Accepted: 20 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Luo, Tian, Xu and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Shuai Luo, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China

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