[Cardiac metastasis from a Merkel cell skin carcinoma. A case report]

Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 2001 Dec;94(12):1423-6.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The authors report the case of a cardiac metastasis of a Market cell skin tumour in a 72 year old woman, presenting with chest pain and infero-lateral myocardial ischaemia simulating an acute coronary syndrome. The diagnosis, suspected on echocardiography, was confirmed by thoracic CT scan. Markel cell carcinoma is a rare skin tumour classified among the malignant neuroendocrine tumours. It has a high metastatic potential, especially to the gastrointestinal tract and the lung. On the other hand, cardiac metastases are quite exceptionally rare.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / secondary*
  • Chest Pain / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Heart Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Ischemia / etiology
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed