Case Report: Mitral valve obstruction by metastatic malignant phyllodes tumor

F1000Res. 2022 Mar 14:11:309. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.110022.2. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

Cardiac metastases are rare. Herein, we report a case of a 37-year-old female patient with a history of borderline breast phyllodes tumor (PT) treated by surgery, admitted to our department for concomitant cardiac and pulmonary metastases of malignant PT. Cardiac metastasis occurred through direct extension from pulmonary metastasis to the left atrium via the right inferior pulmonary vein, causing severe mitral valve obstruction. Although the total surgical removal of metastases, the patient had a huge relapse of the mediastinal metastasis resulting in her death.

Keywords: Breast cancer; acute heart failure; cardiac metastasis; mitral stenosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Breast Neoplasms* / complications
  • Female
  • Heart Neoplasms* / complications
  • Heart Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Heart Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms*
  • Mitral Valve / surgery
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Phyllodes Tumor* / complications
  • Phyllodes Tumor* / pathology
  • Phyllodes Tumor* / surgery

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The author(s) declared that no grants were involved in supporting this work.