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Long-term Survival After Treating Cardiac Metastasis With Radiation and Immune Therapy: A Case Report

Cardiac metastases are a rare clinical entity and they generally portend a poor prognosis. Management is generally directed toward symptom control and maintaining cardiac function; however, long-term survival is rare. Here, we report a case of isolated metastatic urothelial cell carcinoma to the rig...

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Autores principales: Arscott, W. Tristram, Lal, Priti, Mamtani, Ronac, O'Quinn, Rupal, Deo, Rajat, Jones, Joshua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6039219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30013871
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2607
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Sumario:Cardiac metastases are a rare clinical entity and they generally portend a poor prognosis. Management is generally directed toward symptom control and maintaining cardiac function; however, long-term survival is rare. Here, we report a case of isolated metastatic urothelial cell carcinoma to the right ventricle that was functionally limiting the patient. The metastasis was successfully palliated for 17 months following radiation and immune therapy; however, disease progression in and around his heart ultimately led to a cardiac arrest.