Malignant Melanoma of Unknown Primary Origin Presenting as Cardiac Metastasis.
10.4070/kcj.2012.42.4.278
- Author:
Eun Young LEE
1
;
Jin Oh CHOI
;
Ha Na PARK
;
Eun Jung PARK
;
Gil Sun LEE
;
Jun Young PARK
;
Jung Sun KIM
;
Eun Seok JEON
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. esjeon@skku.edu
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Melanoma;
Neoplasma, unknown primary;
Unknown primary;
Heart neoplasms
- MeSH:
Heart;
Heart Atria;
Heart Neoplasms;
Humans;
Melanoma;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Pericardial Effusion
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2012;42(4):278-280
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
