Asymptomatic isolated cardiac metastasis in treated tongue carcinoma: A rare case report
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: ABSTRACT: Cardiac metastasis from tongue squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is rare and typically occurs as part of disseminated disease. Seven months' after completing treatment and loco-regional disease control, the patient was incidentally diagnosed with a mass in the right atrium on routine imaging, which was subsequently surgically excised. Histopathology of the cardiac lesion supported a diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma, consistent with metastasis from tongue carcinoma. PET-CT indicated no uptake elsewhere in the body. Seven months after cardiac surgery, patient is currently undergoing systemic therapy with a performance status over 70. This is a unique case of incidental, isolated cardiac metastasis in a previously treated tongue SCC.
Authors: Abhishek Anand, Rajarshi Ghosh, Seema Sachan, Arvind Goyal, Afshan Afreen, Surbhi Rajput, Mitali Dandekar
Institutions: Paras Hospitals, Paras HMRI Hospital, Patna
Language: English
Topic: Cardiac tumors and thrombi
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409128697