Cardiac metastasis from small cell lung cancer origin: A case report and review of the literature

作者：Lei Tian, Miao Liu, Liya He, Qi Zhang, Qiaofang Li, Hongzhen Zhang · 发表于：Cancer Reports · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.1002/cnr2.1711 · 被引用次数：7 · 研究领域：Cardiac tumors and thrombi、Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade、Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation

BACKGROUND: Cardiac metastasis from small cell lung cancer (SCLC) origin is rare, whereas the incidence is anticipated to increase with the extended survival rates. CASE: We here describe a case report of a 48-year-old male patient diagnosis with SCLC in 2020. In June 2021, he resorted to hospital due to shortness of breath, no obvious changes were found in repeated echocardiography, electrocardiogram and chest computer tomography from June 2021 to September 2021. Due to the persistence of the complaints, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging was performed in September 30th, 2021, which showed a mass in the right atrioventricular groove. The patient underwent pericardiocentesis and small cell carcinoma cells were found in the pericardial effusion, confirming the diagnosis of cardiac metastasis. CONCLUSION: Patients with a history of SCLC who develop new cardiac symptoms of unknown etiology should undergo imaging studies such as CMR. The importance of CMR for patients with SCLC is highlighted. The literature regarding metastatic cardiac tumors is reviewed.