Symptomatic cardiac metastases of breast cancer 27 years after mastectomy: a case report with literature review - pathophysiology of molecular mechanisms and metastatic pathways, clinical aspects, diagnostic procedures and treatment modalities.

Katalinić, Darko and Štern-Padovan, Ranka and Ivanac, Irena and Alerić, Ivan and Tentor, Damir and Nikolac, Nora and Šantek, Fedor and Juretić, Antonio and Pleština, Stjepko (2013) Symptomatic cardiac metastases of breast cancer 27 years after mastectomy: a case report with literature review - pathophysiology of molecular mechanisms and metastatic pathways, clinical aspects, diagnostic procedures and treatment modalities. World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 11 (14). ISSN 1477-7819

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Abstract

Metastases to the heart and pericardium are rare but more common than primary cardiac tumours and are generally associated with a rather poor prognosis. Most cases are clinically silent and are undiagnosed in vivo until the autopsy. We present a female patient with a 27-year-old history of an operated primary breast cancer who was presented with dyspnoea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea and orthopnoea. The clinical signs and symptoms aroused suspicion of congestive heart failure. However, the cardiac metastases were detected during a routine cardiologic evaluation and confirmed with computed tomography imaging. Additionally, this paper outlines the pathophysiology of molecular and clinical mechanisms involved in the metastatic spreading, clinical presentation, diagnostic procedures and treatment of heart metastases. The present case demonstrates that a complete surgical resection and systemic chemotherapy may result in a favourable outcome for many years. However, a lifelong medical follow-up, with the purpose of a detection of metastases, is highly recommended. We strongly call the attention of clinicians to the fact that during the follow-up of all cancer patients, such heart failure may be a harbinger of the secondary heart involvement.

Item Type: Article
MeSH: Breast Neoplasms / pathology ; Breast Neoplasms / surgery ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Female ; Heart Neoplasms / etiology ; Heart Neoplasms / secondary ; Heart Neoplasms / therapy ; Humans ; Mastectomy / adverse effects ; Middle Aged ; Postoperative Complications ; Prognosis ; Review Literature as Topic ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Departments: Katedra za radiologiju i opću kliničku onkologiju
Depositing User: Marijan Šember
Status: Published
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Katalinić, DarkoUNSPECIFIED
Štern-Padovan, RankaUNSPECIFIED
Ivanac, IrenaUNSPECIFIED
Alerić, IvanUNSPECIFIED
Tentor, DamirUNSPECIFIED
Nikolac, NoraUNSPECIFIED
Šantek, FedorUNSPECIFIED
Juretić, AntonioUNSPECIFIED
Pleština, StjepkoUNSPECIFIED
Date: 23 January 2013
Date Deposited: 06 Mar 2013 11:34
Last Modified: 13 Jul 2020 09:33
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URI: http://medlib.mef.hr/id/eprint/1866

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