[Cardiac metastases of malignant melanoma mimicking sick sinus syndrome]

Gerard Martí; Enric Galve; Josep Huguet; Jordi Soler Soler

[Cardiac metastases of malignant melanoma mimicking sick sinus syndrome]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 2004 Jun;57(6):589-91.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

Gerard Martí¹, Enric Galve, Josep Huguet, Jordi Soler Soler

Affiliation

¹ Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España.

PMID: 15225508

Abstract

We describe a patient with disseminated metastases from malignant melanoma manifested as symptomatic tachycardia and bradycardia that mimicked sick sinus syndrome. Autopsy showed extensive invasion of the right atrium by nodular disease.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Aged
Autopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
Fatal Outcome
Heart Atria / pathology
Heart Neoplasms / secondary*
Humans
Male
Melanoma / diagnosis
Melanoma / secondary*
Sick Sinus Syndrome / diagnosis*
Sick Sinus Syndrome / etiology*
Skin Neoplasms / pathology*