Secondary tumors of the heart

Malignant melanoma metastasizing to the heart

This is a metastatic involvement of the heart:

no tumor (with the exception of malignant melanoma ) metastasizes exclusively to the heart,
cardiac metastases: malignant melanoma , bronchogenic carcinoma , breast carcinoma
clinically: acute pericarditis, cardiac tamponade, rapid enlargement of the cardiac shadow, arrhythmia incl. atrioventricular blocks, rapid development of heart failure (however, 90% of metastases are clinically silent
therapy: hl. palliation: pericardiocentesis for effusion, radiotherapy , chemotherapy

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