Isolated right atrial metastasis of malignant melanoma mimicking a myxoma

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-284

  Kontozis, Loizos ^a   Soteriou, Marinos ^a   Papamichael, Demetris ^b   Economides, Constantinos ^c   Bagdades, Evis ^c   Christou, Christos ^a   Oxynou, Christina ^c  

^a American Heart Institute   (Cyprus)

^b Bank of Cyprus Group Oncology Centre   (Cyprus)

^c Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeon   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiac mass; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; LIVER ENZYME;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INFILTRATION; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART METASTASIS; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MASTECTOMY; MELANOMA; STERNOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79959357979     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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