Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Presenting as a Mobile Left Atrial Mass

Cureus. 2022 Aug 10;14(8):e27859. doi: 10.7759/cureus.27859. eCollection 2022 Aug.

Abstract

Primary cardiac tumors are extremely rare and mostly metastatic in origin. The signs and symptoms depend on the location of the tumor rather than its histopathology and, rarely, may be the first presentation of the malignant disease. We report a 54-year-old woman diagnosed with non-small lung cancer with new-onset heart murmur and dyspnea on exertion as the first clinical manifestations.

Keywords: cardiac oncology; cardiac tumors; diastolic murmur; left atrial mass; non small cell lung cancer.

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  • Case Reports