Surgical resection of colorectal carcinomas metastatic to the heart

Giacomo Bianchi; Alfredo Giuseppe Cerillo; Michele Murzi; Marco Solinas

doi:10.1111/jocs.12841

Surgical resection of colorectal carcinomas metastatic to the heart

J Card Surg. 2016 Nov;31(11):677-682. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12841. Epub 2016 Sep 7.

Authors

Giacomo Bianchi¹, Alfredo Giuseppe Cerillo², Michele Murzi², Marco Solinas²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale del Cuore, Fondazione Toscana "G. Monasterio,", Massa, Italy. gbianchi@ftgm.it.
² Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale del Cuore, Fondazione Toscana "G. Monasterio,", Massa, Italy.

PMID: 27601061
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12841

Abstract

Colorectal carcinomas metastatic to the heart are rare. We present a case of colonic carcinoma metastatic to the right atrium and discuss the management and prognosis of these rare lesions.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
Adenocarcinoma / surgery
Aged
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Colorectal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Colorectal Neoplasms / surgery*
Fatal Outcome
Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis
Heart Neoplasms / secondary*
Heart Neoplasms / surgery
Heart Septum
Humans
Male
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods*
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
Thoracotomy / methods