Solitary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the heart: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac tumours are of rare incidence and usually occur in the form of secondary tumours. Most metastatic tumours are melanomas, sarcomas, lung, and haematological malignancies. Neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) of the heart are extremely unusual. This case report demonstrates a solitary high-grade NEC of the heart with an individual therapy strategy and follow-up.

Case summary

A 50-year-old gentleman presented with a 2 days history of recurrent episodes of chest pain. Echocardiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed tumorous lesions of the ventricles and aortic valve with large circular pericardial effusion. Histopathology results of the biopsy revealed a poorly differentiated small cell tumour of the neuroendocrine type. Despite furt

SUBMITTER: Wißt T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6177085 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature