TY - JOUR
T1 - Large Bouncing Mass in the Right Atrium
T2 - Metastasis of Malignant Melanoma
AU - Schmidbauer, Lukas
AU - Scharinger, Bernhard
AU - Vötsch, Andreas
AU - Hecht, Stefan
AU - Hergan, Klaus
AU - Hoppe, Uta C
AU - Seitelberger, Rainald
AU - Lichtenauer, Michael
AU - Boxhammer, Elke
N1 - Schmidbauer, Hoppe, Lichtenauer, Boxhammer: Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria;
Scharinger, Hecht, Hergan: Department of Radiology, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria; Vötsch, Seitelberger: Department of Cardiovascular
and Endovascular Surgery, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
PY - 2023/11/15
Y1 - 2023/11/15
N2 - This paper presents a rare case of malignant melanoma metastasizing to the heart, highlighting the diagnostic journey, therapeutic considerations, and clinical implications. Enhanced awareness of atypical metastases aids early recognition and treatment strategies for improved patient care. Comprehensive understanding of cardiac involvement in melanoma contributes to better outcomes and clinical decision making. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).
AB - This paper presents a rare case of malignant melanoma metastasizing to the heart, highlighting the diagnostic journey, therapeutic considerations, and clinical implications. Enhanced awareness of atypical metastases aids early recognition and treatment strategies for improved patient care. Comprehensive understanding of cardiac involvement in melanoma contributes to better outcomes and clinical decision making. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).
U2 - 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102066
DO - 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102066
M3 - Case report
C2 - 38094181
SN - 2666-0849
VL - 26
SP - 102066
JO - JACC. Case reports
JF - JACC. Case reports
ER -