Vnitr Lek 2010, 56(11):1155-1157

Metastatic involvement of the heart and pericardium - MR case reports

J. Mištinová1,*, A. Jurko2, A. Hruboň3, G. Kaliská4
1 I. rádiologická klinika Lekárskej fakulty UK a UN Bratislava, Slovenská republika, prednosta prof. MUDr. Jozef Bilický, CSc.
2 Pediatrická kardiológia Martin, Slovenská republika, prednosta doc. MUDr. Alexander Jurko, Ph.D.
3 Interná klinika ÚVN Ružomberok, Slovenská republika, prednosta prim. MUDr. Dušan Bestvina
4 Oddelenie arytmií a kardiostimulácie SÚSCH Banská Bystrica, Slovenská republika, prednostka prim. MUDr. Gabriela Kaliská, CSc.

Secondary metastatic tumors of the heart and pericardium are in comparison with primary cardiac tumors more common, but their overall prognosis is very poor. Metastases can occur in every part of the heart and pericardium. The most common source are tumors - lung cancer, breast cancer, melanoma and lymphoma. In this case report we described two patients with metastatic involvement of the heart. We are pointing out the possibilities of diagnostic imaging of cardiac tumors using echocardiography and magnetic resonance.

Keywords: secondary tumors; metastases; echocardiography; MR; melanoma malignum

Received: February 22, 2010; Accepted: May 4, 2010; Published: November 1, 2010  Show citation

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