Case Report: Lung Cancer with Rare Cardiac and Other Multiple Metastases

Overview

Journal Front Cardiovasc Med

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2024 Sep 27

PMID 39328239

Authors

Li Chen

Jing Zhang

Chunquan Zhang

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Abstract

Metastasis to the left atrium is exceptionally uncommon, occurring at a rate of only 3.1%. The clinical manifestations of lung cancer metastasizing to the heart can vary widely. They range from paraneoplastic syndrome, dyspnea, and ST-segment elevation on an electrocardiogram to no clinically significant symptoms. Diverging from typical metastatic patterns observed in lung cancer, this case report presents a detailed description, from the perspective of the microenvironment, of a rare instance where lung cancer metastasized to the mediastinal lymph nodes, adrenal glands, brain, and notably, the left atrium, in a non-smoking female patient.

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