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Case Report: Lung cancer with rare cardiac and other multiple metastases

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Metastasis to the left atrium is exceptionally uncommon, occurring at a rate of only 3.1%. The clinical manifestations of lung cancer metastasizing to the heart can vary widely. They range from paraneoplastic syndrome, dyspnea, and ST-segment elevation on an electrocardiogram to no clinically significant symptoms. Diverging from typical metastatic patterns observed in lung cancer, this case report presents a detailed description, from the perspective of the microenvironment, of a rare instance where lung cancer metastasized to the mediastinal lymph nodes, adrenal glands, brain, and notably, the left atrium, in a non-smoking female patient.

Source: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1417906

Authors: Li Chen, Jing Zhang, Chunquan Zhang

Institutions: Nanchang University, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

Language: English

Topic: Cardiac tumors and thrombi

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,295