Malignant melanoma of unknown primary origin presenting as cardiac metastasis

Korean Circ J. 2012 Apr;42(4):278-80. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2012.42.4.278. Epub 2012 Apr 26.

Abstract

Malignant melanoma has a very high propensity to metastasize to the heart. However, melanoma may sometimes present as a metastatic lesion in the absence of a primary lesion, which are called melanomas of unknown primary origin. We report a case in which a patient presented with a metastatic maligant melanoma in the right atrium with pericardial effusion and without a primary origin.

Keywords: Heart neoplasms; Melanoma; Neoplasma, unknown primary; Unknown primary.